Questions & Answers about Post la kaverno ni vidis belan panoramon.
Why does panoramon end in -n?
Because panoramon is the direct object of vidis.
In Esperanto, the thing directly affected by the verb usually takes the accusative ending -n. So:
- Ni vidis panoramon = we saw a panorama
Here, we are doing the seeing, and the panorama is what was seen, so panoramo becomes panoramon.
Why does belan also end in -n?
Because adjectives in Esperanto agree with the nouns they describe.
Since panoramon is:
- singular
- accusative
the adjective describing it must match:
- bela panoramo = a beautiful panorama
- belan panoramon = a beautiful panorama (as a direct object)
This agreement happens for both number and case:
- bela panoramo
- belaj panoramoj
- belan panoramon
- belajn panoramojn
Why is it la kaverno and not la kavernon?