La valo kuŝas sub la pinto.

the

Breakdown of La valo kuŝas sub la pinto.

• kuŝi: to lie
• sub: under
• valo: the valley

Questions & Answers about La valo kuŝas sub la pinto.

Why is la used twice in 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.

Why do valo and pinto both end in -o?

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.

What does kuŝas mean here, and why isn’t it just estas?