La edzino estas hejme.

to be

Breakdown of La edzino estas hejme.

• la: the
• hejme: at home
• edzino: the wife

Questions & Answers about La edzino estas hejme.

Why does edzino end in -o?

Because all nouns in Esperanto end in -o.

So in edzino:

• edz- = the root related to spouse
• -in- = the suffix meaning female
• -o = noun ending

That gives edzino = wife.

For comparison:

• edzo = husband
• edzino = wife

What does the suffix -in- mean?

-in- is a very common Esperanto suffix that marks something as female.

Examples:

• patro = father

• patrino = mother

• frato = brother

• fratino = sister

• edzo = husband
• edzino = wife

So in this sentence, edzino is clearly a feminine noun because of -in-.

Why is there la before edzino?