Mi havas nigran jakon.

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Breakdown of Mi havas nigran jakon.

• havi: to have
• jako: the jacket
• nigra: black

Questions & Answers about Mi havas nigran jakon.

Why does jakon end with -n?

Because jakon is the direct object of the verb havas.

In Esperanto, the direct object usually takes -n.
Here:

• Mi = subject
• havas = verb
• jakon = thing being had, so it gets -n

Base form: jako
In the sentence: jakon

Why is it nigran and not nigra?

Because adjectives in Esperanto agree with the noun they describe.

Since jakon has -n, the adjective describing it must also have -n:

• nigra jako = a black jacket
• nigran jakon = a black jacket as a direct object

So both words match:

• nigran = adjective + object ending
• jakon = noun + object ending

Why is there no word for a in the sentence?