Questions & Answers about La nivelo restas alta.
Why is there la at the beginning?
La is the Esperanto definite article, meaning the.
So La nivelo means the level.
A few useful points:
- la never changes form
- Esperanto has no indefinite article like English a/an
- So nivelo by itself can mean level or a level, depending on context
What does nivelo mean, and is it a normal Esperanto word?
Yes. Nivelo is a regular Esperanto noun meaning level.
It follows a very common Esperanto pattern:
- nouns usually end in -o
- so nivel-o is clearly a noun
Many Esperanto words come from roots that may look familiar to English speakers, and nivel- is one of them.
Why does restas end in -as?