Questions & Answers about La kampo estas granda.
Why does kampo end in -o?
In Esperanto, -o is the regular ending for a noun.
So:
- kampo = a noun meaning field
- many Esperanto nouns work the same way:
- domo = house
- libro = book
- hundo = dog
This makes it easy to recognize the part of speech right away.
What does la mean, and why is it used here?
La is the definite article, so it means the.
In La kampo estas granda, it shows that we are talking about the field, not just any field.
A few useful points:
- Esperanto has only one definite article: la
- it does not change for gender, number, or case in normal use
- Esperanto has no indefinite article like English a or an
So:
- la kampo = the field
- kampo = a field or just field, depending on context
Why is granda spelled with -a at the end?
Because -a is the regular ending for an adjective in Esperanto.
So: