Questions & Answers about Ĉiu volontulo helpas dum du horoj.
Why does ĉiu mean each/every here, and how is it used?
Ĉiu is a correlatives word in Esperanto meaning each, every, or everyone, depending on what it refers to.
In Ĉiu volontulo helpas dum du horoj, ĉiu modifies the noun volontulo, so it means each volunteer or every volunteer.
A useful point:
- ĉiu volontulo = each/every volunteer
- ĉiuj volontuloj = all volunteers / every volunteer taken as a group
So this sentence focuses on each individual volunteer.
Why is it volontulo and not volontulon?
Because volontulo is the subject of the sentence, and subjects do not take the -n ending.
In Esperanto:
- the subject usually has no special ending
- the direct object takes -n
Here:
- Ĉiu volontulo = the subject, the person doing the helping
- helpas = helps
So volontulo stays in the basic noun form with -o.
Why does helpas end in -as?