Word
Du teamoj konkurencas en ĉi tiu tabulludo.
Meaning
Two teams are competing in this board game.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Du teamoj konkurencas en ĉi tiu tabulludo.
Why is it du teamoj and not du teamos or du teamojn?
Because du means two, and nouns after numbers normally take the plural ending -j:
- teamo = a team
- teamoj = teams
So du teamoj = two teams.
It is not teamos because -os is a verb ending for the future tense, not a noun ending.
It is not teamojn here because -n marks the direct object, and du teamoj is the subject of the sentence, not the object.
What does the ending -j mean in teamoj?
The ending -j marks the plural in Esperanto.
Examples:
- tabulo = board
- tabuloj = boards
- teamo = team
- teamoj = teams
So teamoj simply means teams.
Why is konkurencas used here?
Konkurencas is the present-tense form of the verb konkurenci or konkuri-type meaning to compete. In Esperanto, present-tense verbs end in -as.
So:
- konkurencas = compete / are competing
Esperanto verbs do not change depending on the subject:
- mi konkurencas = I compete
- vi konkurencas = you compete
- ili konkurencas = they compete
That makes verb conjugation much simpler than in English.