Ni marŝas laŭ la pado.

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Breakdown of Ni marŝas laŭ la pado.

• ni: we
• laŭ: along
• pado: the path; trail

Questions & Answers about Ni marŝas laŭ la pado.

What does Ni mean, and is it always necessary to include it?

Ni means we.

In Esperanto, verb endings do not change for different persons, so marŝas could mean I walk, you walk, we walk, they walk, etc. Because of that, the subject pronoun is usually included when needed for clarity.

So in Ni marŝas laŭ la pado, Ni is important because it tells you that the subject is we.

Why is the verb marŝas ending in -as?

In Esperanto, -as is the ending for the present tense.

So:

• marŝi = to walk, to march
• marŝas = walk / are walking
• marŝis = walked
• marŝos = will walk

That means Ni marŝas literally means we walk or we are walking, depending on context. Esperanto uses the same present-tense form for both ideas.

Is marŝi exactly the same as English to walk?