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Examples
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His choice of knabo and knabino for "boy" and "girl" from German Knabe is also poor and needs to be reconsidered even though the English, French and Latin words for these two nouns don't give us good choices either.
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When I long ago tried to learn Esperanto, I could not get over the ugliness of the language that creates monstrosities - for my feeling - like "la knabo".
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Thus: The wood was being chopped by the boy, _la ligno estis hakata de la knabo_.
Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation William W. Mann
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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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Thus, first say _la knabo_ (lahk-nah'bo), and gradually drop the "lah," until finally _knabo_ can be said without difficulty.
Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation William W. Mann
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Vi staras nun antaux miaj okuloj, mia kara Litovujo, mia malfelicxa patrujo, kiun mi neniam povas forgesi, kvankam mi forlasis vin kiel juna knabo.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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Li estas bonega knabo, sed tre ema kredi spiritojn.
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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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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"La knabo estas granda, kaj krom tio, li estas bona".
The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians Helen Fryer
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Tie antaux nemovebla tablo kovrita de brile koloritaj jxurnaloj staris malgranda rugxevestita knabo.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto Ivy Kellerman Reed 1922
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