275. Some intransitive verbs have English meanings which do not differ
in form from the transitive English verbs to which they are related.
In Esperanto the suffix "-ig-" (214) must be used when the transitive
meaning is desired. Some examples are given in the following table:
Verb. Intransitive Use. Transitive Use.
Boli . . . . La akvo bolas Li boligas la akvon
The water boils He boils the water
Bruli. . . . La fajro brulas Li bruligis la paperon
The fire burns He burned the paper
Cxesi. . . . La bruo cxesas Li cxesigas la bruon
The noise stops He stops the noise
Dauxri . . . La bruo dauxras Li dauxrigas la bruon
The noise continues He continues the noise
Degeli . . . La glacio degelas Li gxin degeligas per fajro
The ice thaws He thaws it with fire
Droni. . . . La knabino dronis La viro sxin dronigis
The girl drowned The man drowned her
Eksplodi . . Pulvo eksplodas Li gxin eksplodigos
Gunpowder explodes He will explode it
Halti. . . . Li haltis timigite Li haltigis la soldatojn
He halted in alarm He halted the soldiers
Lumi . . . . La suno lumas Li lumigis la lampon
The sun shines He lighted the lamp
Pasi . . . . La tempo pasas Tiel li pasigis la tagon
Time passes Thus he passed the day
Pendi. . . . Gxi pendas de brancxo Li gxin pendigis de brancxo
It hangs on a branch He hung it on a branch
Soni . . . . La saluta pafo sonis Oni sonigis la salutan pafon
The salute sounded They sounded the salute
Sonori . . . La sonorilo sonoris Oni sonorigis la sonorilon
The bell rang They rang the bell
[Footnote: A transitive use of such intransitive verbs would be like
using the English intransitive verb "learn" for the transitive verb
"teach," as in the "I'll learn you" (for "I'll teach you") of illiterate
speech.]