Dictionary · adverb
kien
kien/ˈki.en/
kien is an Esperanto adverb meaning “where”.
Meaning
- whither, to where (interrogative correlative of direction)
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where (question)to what placewhere (introducing relative phrase)to the place that
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Related meanings: where
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Definition in Esperanto
- Demanda adverbo, signifanta „al kiu loko?“ (en demando pri direkto aŭ celo de movo ktp)
- Kien vi iras? ‐ Mi iras en la ĝardenon .
- Relativa adverbo, signifanta „al tiu loko, kie“
- li trafis ien, kien li ne celis
- li loĝas tie, kien eĉ birdo ne flugas
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /ˈki.en/
- Syllables
- KI·en
- Listen
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Word structure
- kieword
- nendingaccusative
Example sentences
- Vi povas iri, kien vi deziras.You may go anywhere you like. #473273
- Vi rajtas iri, kien vi deziras.You may go anywhere you like. #495943
- Kien iris ĉiom de la pano?Where did all the bread go? #536537
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Related words
In other languages
| Español | adónde, adonde |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | wohin |
| Polski | dokąd |
| Русский | куда |
| Українська | куди |
| Nederlands | waarheen, waarnaartoe |
| Čeština | kam, kampak |
| Slovenčina | kadiaľ, kam |
| Magyar | hová, ahová |
| 中文 | 向何处 |
| 日本語 | どこへ |
| Română | unde |
| Български | накъде, накъдето |
| Svenska | vart |
| Norsk | hvorhen |
| Català | on, a on |
| Bahasa Indonesia | ke mana |
| ไทย | ในที่ไหน, ในที่ซึ่ง |
| Беларуская | куды |
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