PRONOUNS. - The personal pronouns are:
Sing. : me, I, me. il, he, him.
tu, thou, thee. el, she, her.
vu, you (speaking to one person). ol, it.
Plur. : ni, we, us. vi, you (more than one person). ;li, they, them.
When necessary, the gender of they, them may be indicated by using the fuller forms: ili for the masculine, eli for the feminine, and oli for the future. And similarly in the singular lu is the common gender form of il, el, ol, corresponding to li in the plural; it is convenient in such sentences as: If the reader desires fuller details, let him or her (lu) turn to page so-and-so.
on, one, they, people:
E.g. : on dicez quon on volas, Let people say what they like.
The reflexive pronoun is su, himself, herself, itself, themselves (third person only):
Il lavas su, He washes himself.
Li lavas su, They wash themselves.
But: Me lavas me, I wash myself.

VERB. - The future tense ends in -os; the conditional in -us; the imperative ends in -ez:
Me esos, I shall be.
El vidus, she would see.
Venez hike! Come here!

AFFIXES. -er, one who habitually does something, amateur:
fum-ero, smoker. voyaj-ero, traveller.
This suffix is also used for animals or things characterized by an habitual action:
rept-ero, reptile. remork-ero, tug (-boat).
-ist, one whose profession has to do with:
art-isto, artist. fotograf-isto, professional photographer.
dent-isto, dentist. (Cp. fotograf-ero, amateur photographer.)
The suffix -ist also indicates an adherent of a party or school of thought:
social-isto, socialist. ideal-isto, idealist.
-ism, system, doctrine, party:
social-ismo, socialism. Katolik-ismo, Catholicism.
-an, member of a community, country, town or body:
societ-ano, society member. Paris-ano, Parisian.
Kanad-ano, Canadian. partis-ano, partisan.
-ier, who or what bears or is characterized by:
pom-iero, apple-tree. roz-iero, rose-bush.
milion-iero, millionaire.
Also, in a few words, holder:
plum-iero, pen-holder. sigar-iero, cigar-holder.

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