La posedanto havas la potencon decidi.

to have

Breakdown of La posedanto havas la potencon decidi.

• la: the
• decidi: to decide
• posedanto: the owner

Questions & Answers about La posedanto havas la potencon decidi.

What does posedanto literally mean?

It is built from:

• posedi = to possess / to own
• -ant- = the active participle idea, someone doing the action
• -o = noun ending

So posedanto literally means one who possesses, which in normal English is owner.

Why does potencon end in -n?

Because it is the direct object of havas.

The sentence says the owner has something: la potencon. In Esperanto, direct objects take -n.

So:

• La posedanto havas = The owner has
• la potencon = the power

Why is it la potencon, not lan potencon?

Because la never changes.

In Esperanto, the definite article is always just la, whether the noun is singular, plural, nominative, or accusative. The case ending goes on the noun, and on any adjectives, but not on la.

So:

• la potenco = the power
• la potencon = the power as a direct object

Why is decidi in the infinitive form?