La ĝenerala proceduro estas simpla.

to be

Breakdown of La ĝenerala proceduro estas simpla.

• la: the
• simpla: simple
• proceduro: the procedure

Questions & Answers about La ĝenerala proceduro estas simpla.

Why is there la at the beginning?

La is the definite article in Esperanto, meaning the.

So la ĝenerala proceduro means the general procedure.

A useful point for English speakers: Esperanto has only one article, la. It does not change for gender, number, or case. Also, Esperanto has no separate word for a/an.

Why does ĝenerala end in -a?

In Esperanto, adjectives end in -a.

So ĝenerala is an adjective meaning general.

Because it describes proceduro, it takes the normal adjective ending -a. In Esperanto, adjectives also agree with the nouns they describe in number and case. Here, the noun is singular and not accusative, so the adjective stays ĝenerala.

Why does proceduro end in -o?

In Esperanto, nouns end in -o.

So proceduro is a noun meaning procedure.

This is one of the most basic and helpful patterns in Esperanto:

• -o = noun
• -a = adjective
• -e = adverb
• -i = infinitive verb

That means you can often recognize a word’s job in the sentence just from its ending.

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