Indefinite. | Distributive, General or Collective. | Interrogative and Relative. | Negative. | Demonstrative. | |
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Quality Kind of (adjectival) |
IA some (any) kind or sort of some (any) of some kind |
ĈIA every kind of every of every kind |
KIA what kind of? of what kind? what a! ... as |
NENIA no kind of no, no such of no kind (not any kind of) |
TIA that kind of such a of that kind |
Motive Reason for (adverbial) |
IAL for some (any) reason or cause |
ĈIAL for every reason/cause for all reasons |
KIAL for what reason/cause why? wherefore |
NENIAL for no reason/cause |
TIAL for that reason/cause therefore |
Time (adverbial) |
IAM at some (any) time ever once |
ĈIAM always every time for all time ever |
KIAM at what time? when |
NENIAM at no time never |
TIAM at that time then |
Place (adverbial) |
IE in some (any) place somewhere (anywhere) |
ĈIE in every place everywhere |
KIE in what place where |
NENIE in no place nowhere (not anywhere) |
TIE in that place there yonder |
Manner (adverbial) |
IEL in some manner/way somehow (anyhow) (in any manner) |
ĈIEL (in) every manner/way (in) every way all ways |
KIEL in what manner/way how? ... as like |
NENIEL in no manner/way nohow by no means not at all |
TIEL in that manner/way thus, so, like (that) as ... in such a manner |
Possession (pronominal) |
IES somebody’s (someone’s) (anyone’s) |
ĈIES everybody’s everyone’s each one’s of each, of all |
KIES whose of which |
NENIES no one’s nobody’s of none |
TIES that one’s of that of those |
Thing (not specified) (substantival or pronominal) |
IO something (anything) |
ĈIO everything all things all |
KIO what (thing) which |
NENIO nothing not anything |
TIO that (thing) |
Quantity (adverbial) |
IOM some quantity somewhat rather, some a little, at all (any) |
ĈIOM every quantity all, the whole all of it |
KIOM what quantity how much how many |
NENIOM no quantity none none at all |
TIOM that quantity so much/many as much/many |
Individuality Person or thing (pronominal or adjectival) |
IU some one (anyone) |
ĈIU each one, each everybody Ĉiuj=all, all the ... |
KIU which one who, he who which, that |
NENIU no one nobody |
TIU that one the former |