Questions & Answers about La soldato portas tornistron.
Why is it la soldato and not just soldato?
La is the definite article, meaning the.
So:
- la soldato = the soldier
- soldato = a soldier or just soldier in a general sense, depending on context
Esperanto has only one article, la, and it does not change for gender, number, or case.
What does the ending -o in soldato mean?
The ending -o marks a noun in Esperanto.
So:
- soldat- = the word root related to soldier
- soldato = soldier
This is a very important Esperanto pattern:
- -o = noun
- -a = adjective
- -e = adverb
- -i = infinitive verb
Why is portas translated as carries or is carrying?