Breakdown of Malgraŭ la vento la tendo restis apud la fonto.
la
the
apud
next to
resti
to remain
vento
the wind
Questions & Answers about Malgraŭ la vento la tendo restis apud la fonto.
What does malgraŭ mean, and what kind of word is it?
Malgraŭ means despite / in spite of. It is a preposition, so it introduces a noun phrase:
- malgraŭ la vento = despite the wind
A useful thing to notice is that Esperanto prepositions are very regular. You do not have to change malgraŭ depending on number, gender, or case in the way you might in some other languages.
Why are there so many la's in the sentence?
La is the Esperanto definite article, equivalent to the. It does not change form.
In this sentence:
- la vento = the wind
- la tendo = the tent
- la fonto = the spring / fountain
Esperanto uses la whenever the speaker has a specific thing in mind. English learners sometimes feel it is repeated a lot, but that is normal.
Why do vento, tendo, and fonto all end in -o?