Akvo likas el la krano.

In Esperanto, la means the, but it is used only when the noun is specific or already identified.

So:

• Akvo likas el la krano. = Water is leaking from the faucet.
• La akvo likas el la krano. would mean The water is leaking from the faucet, referring to some specific water already being talked about.

Here, akvo is being used in a general sense, so no article is needed.

The ending -as marks the present tense in Esperanto.

So:

• likas = leaks / is leaking
• likis = leaked / was leaking
• likos = will leak

This is one of the most regular parts of Esperanto: every present-tense verb ends in -as.

Esperanto usually prefers the simple verb form when English might use either simple present or present continuous.

So likas can mean:

• leaks
• is leaking

Using estas likanta is grammatically possible, but it is usually more marked and less natural in an ordinary sentence like this. In normal speech, likas is the standard choice.

El means out of or from inside.

In this sentence:

• el la krano = from the faucet / out of the faucet

It emphasizes that the water is coming out from the faucet.

This is different from some other prepositions:

• de = from, away from, belonging to
• el = out of, from within

So el is the natural choice here.

Here, la krano means the faucet. Esperanto often uses la when the speaker means a specific, identifiable thing in the situation.

If you say:

• Akvo likas el krano, that sounds more like Water is leaking from a faucet, which is less natural in this context.

Usually, if you are talking about the faucet in front of you or a known faucet, la krano is the normal form.

The -n ending marks the direct object in Esperanto. But akvo is not the direct object here; it is the subject of the sentence.

• Akvo = the thing doing the leaking
• likas = leaks
• el la krano = from the faucet

So no -n is needed.

You would use -n if the noun were a direct object, for example:

• Mi trinkas akvon. = I drink water.

Yes. Esperanto allows more flexible word order than English, although some orders are more neutral than others.

The most neutral version is:

• Akvo likas el la krano.

You could also say:

• El la krano likas akvo.

That puts a little more focus on from the faucet.

Because Esperanto marks grammar clearly, word order can be moved around for style or emphasis. Still, the original order is the most straightforward for learners.

It can mean either, depending on the variety of English you speak.

• American English: faucet
• British English: tap

So la krano can be translated as either the faucet or the tap.

Liki means to leak, so it suggests water escaping where it should not.

That is different from a neutral idea like flowing. For example:

• Akvo fluas el la krano. = Water is flowing from the faucet.
• Akvo likas el la krano. = Water is leaking from the faucet.

So likas implies a problem: the faucet is dripping or leaking unintentionally.

A rough pronunciation is:

• AHK-vo LEE-kahs el lah KRAH-no

A few useful points:

• akvo: the kv is pronounced like the qu in aqua
• likas: stress on LI
• krano: stress on KRA

In Esperanto, stress is almost always on the second-to-last syllable, so:

• AK-vo
• LI-kas
• KRA-no

Yes, that is grammatical, but it sounds less neutral.

It may suggest emphasis on the water from the faucet as the thing that is leaking, perhaps in contrast with something else. For ordinary use, Akvo likas el la krano is simpler and more natural.

So:

• Akvo likas el la krano. = best neutral version
• Akvo el la krano likas. = possible, but more marked

Because likas already contains the tense and acts as the full verb. Esperanto does not need a separate word like is before most verbs.

In English, you often say:

• Water is leaking

But in Esperanto, the single verb likas already means leaks / is leaking.

You only use estas when it is actually needed, such as with adjectives or nouns:

• La krano estas malnova. = The faucet is old.
• Tio estas krano. = That is a faucet.