Questions & Answers about Malgraŭ la peza tornistro ŝi atingis la pinton.
Why does pinton end in -n?
Because la pinton is the direct object of atingis.
The verb atingi means to reach, and it takes a direct object: you reach something. In this sentence, the thing reached is the summit, so pinto becomes pinton.
- atingis = reached
- la pinto = the summit
- la pinton = the summit as a direct object
So:
- Ŝi atingis la pinton. = She reached the summit.
Why is it peza tornistro, not pezan tornistron?
Because that phrase comes after the preposition malgraŭ.
In Esperanto, nouns after a preposition normally do not take the accusative -n. So:
- malgraŭ la peza tornistro = despite the heavy backpack
Also, the adjective must agree with the noun:
- peza matches tornistro
- both are singular and not accusative
If tornistro were a direct object, then both would take -n:
- ŝi portis la pezan tornistron = she carried the heavy backpack
But here it is part of a prepositional phrase, so no -n.