Questions & Answers about La tendo estas apud la dormosako.
Why do tendo and dormosako both end in -o?
Because -o is the normal noun ending in Esperanto.
- tendo = a tent
- dormosako = a sleeping bag
This is one of the most basic patterns in the language: if a word ends in -o, it is a noun.
Why is la used before both nouns?
La is the definite article, equivalent to English the.
It appears before both nouns because both are being talked about as specific things:
- la tendo = the tent
- la dormosako = the sleeping bag
Unlike English, Esperanto has just one form, la. It does not change for gender, number, or case.
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