LESSON 36.

Per. Kun. Sen.

"Per" and "kun" represent different uses of our word "with," so care

must be taken to use the correct word.

"Per" signifies "by means of"; it denotes the "instrument" by means of

which something is done, as "Per hakilo ni hakas", By means of an axe we

chop.

"Kun" means "in company with, accompanying". "Li iros kun mi", He will

go with me.

"Sen" means "without" as "Teo sen sukero", Tea without sugar. It is used

as a prefix to denote absence of something, as "sen-utila", without

use, useless (compare with "mal", which denotes the exact opposite;

"malutila" means "harmful, noxious").

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