Esperanto
Grammar
![][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-TioyqRO9o]
Summary:
- SVO Structure
- Objects marked with -n, the accusative case
- Nouns marked with -o
- Adjectives marked with -a
- One article, la
- La is definite, or ’the'
- “Mi havas la libro” -> I have the book
- There is no indefinite article
- “Mi havas libro” -> I have a book
- La is definite, or ’the'
- Plurality is marked with -j, similar to the English -s
- Adverbs marked with -e
- -e can also mean “In the”
- “Urbo” -> City
- “Urbe” -> In the city
- -e can also mean “In the”
- Conjugation
- Infinitive -> -i
- Past -> -is
- Present -> -as
- Future -> -os
- Conditional -> -us
- Imperative -> -u
- Adjectives usually before noun
Pronouns
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
1st | Mi | Ni |
2nd | Vi | |
3rd | Li, Sxi, Gxi | Ili |
+Reflexive si |
Pronouns are made possessive my making them adjectives: “Mia hundo” -> My dog