THE INDEFINITE ADVERB OF PLACE.

209. The indefinite adverb of place, related to the indefinite pronoun

"iu", is "ie", anywhere, somewhere, in (at) a certain place. If the

verb in the sentence expresses motion toward the place indicated by

"ie", the ending "-n" is added (121):

Ie en tiu arbaro estas leono,

somewhere in that forest is a lion.

Ie malantaux la soldatoj vi trovos amason da kugloj,

somewhere behind the soldiers you will find a heap of bullets.

La hirundo flugis ien,

the swallow flew somewhere (in some direction).

Mi iros ien, sed mi ankoraux ne scias kien,

I am going somewhere, but I do not yet know where.

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