Questions & Answers about La valo kuŝas sub la pinto.
La is the definite article in Esperanto, meaning the. It does not change for gender, number, or case.
So:
- la valo = the valley
- la pinto = the peak
Esperanto has no separate word for a/an, so valo by itself could mean a valley or just valley, depending on context.
In Esperanto, nouns normally end in -o. This makes parts of speech very easy to recognize.
- valo = valley
- pinto = peak
This is one of the most regular features of Esperanto: if you see -o, it is usually a noun.