Talk:Esperanto/Recreational activities

Correlative Plural
"Note that correlative words ending in a vowel can take the accusative ending -n. However, they cannot be made plural, even if it is understood that you are talking about more than one thing."

I'm a beginner in Esperanto but from what I've noticed, pluralizing correlatives seems to be the done thing. This is the only place I've found that says it shouldn't be done. I'm rather unsure as to the correct procedure.

It is my understanding that correlatives ending in a vowel can take a plural ending. The -o group technically can take the plural, e.g. tioj, but by convention do not. Stelalumo (discuss • contribs) 10:02, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Please note that in the above text, everything above the paragraph that begins ,"It is my understanding ..." Is written by someone other than myself. Stelalumo (discuss • contribs) 10:05, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

There's nothing wrong with plural correlatives. It's true that there's a preference for the singular where possible. For example, "Who stole my book?" will be "Kiu ŝtelis mian libron?" In that context, we probably don't really know how many people we're talking about anyway, so why bother with the extra suffix? But the blanket statement that "correlative words ending in a vowel ... cannot be made plural" doesn't reflect Esperanto usage and never did. I'm removing it from the main text. Lingvaristo, 04:28, 19 October 2017 (UTC).