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Comparisons of Indonesian tribes demonstrating both patro- and matro-locality showed that, the gender that moves is less diverged, validating the observation.
Genomic Revolution and Human Origins Conference... Carlo Artieri 2006
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Kiam la fama angla admiralo Hawke estis ankoraux knabo kaj la patro unuafoje prenis lin sur sxipon, li admonis lin bone konduti kaj aldonis:
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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It applies to place only, as "La knabo staris apud la patro", The boy stood by, or beside, the father.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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"Cxe" indicates a certain "place, time", or "point of thought, discourse", etc., as, "Li estis cxe mia patro", He was with my father, or at my father's house.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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Li estas mia onklo, cxar mia patro estas lia frato.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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For example, we can say "obei al la patro" and "obei la patron" (instead of "obei je la patro").
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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"Kara patro, se mi ne esperus farigxi admiralo, mi ne konsentus esti maristo."
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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La patro de mia edzino estas mia bopatro, mi estas lia bofilo, kaj mia patro estas la bopatro de mia edzino.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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De la patro mi ricevis libron, kaj de la frato mi ricevis plumon.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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"Li venis post sia patro" means He came behind his father; if we mean "after his father came" we may use "kiam", and say "Li venis post, kiam lia patro venis".
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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