Word
La pado finiĝas ĉe kruciĝo.
Meaning
The path ends at a junction.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about La pado finiĝas ĉe kruciĝo.
Why does pado end in -o?
In Esperanto, nouns normally end in -o. So pado is a noun meaning path.
You can also see the plural and object endings built onto that:
- pado = path
- padoj = paths
- padon = path (direct object)
- padojn = paths (direct object)
Why is it la pado and not just pado?
La is the definite article, meaning the. It does not change for number or case.
So:
- la pado = the path
- pado = a path / path depending on context
Esperanto has no separate word for a/an, so the absence of la often gives that indefinite sense.
What is happening in finiĝas?