Reuzo reduktas rubon.

Reuse reduces waste.

Breakdown of Reuzo reduktas rubon.

• rubo: the rubbish; waste
• reuzo: the reuse
• redukti: to reduce

Questions & Answers about Reuzo reduktas rubon.

Why does reuzo end in -o?

In Esperanto, -o marks a noun. So reuzo is a thing or concept: reuse.

It is built like this:

• uz- = the idea of using
• re- = again
• -o = noun ending

So reuzo literally means reuse or re-use as a noun.

Why is it reduktas and not redukti or reduktis?

The ending -as shows the present tense in Esperanto. So reduktas means reduces or is reducing.

Some common verb endings are:

• -as = present
• -is = past
• -os = future
• -i = infinitive, like English to reduce

So:

• redukti = to reduce
• reduktas = reduces
• reduktis = reduced

Why does rubon have an -n at the end?