Questions & Answers about La soldatoj marŝas laŭ la pado.
The ending -j marks the plural in Esperanto.
- soldato = soldier
- soldatoj = soldiers
This plural ending is used on nouns, and also on adjectives when they describe plural nouns.
In Esperanto, -as is the present-tense verb ending.
So:
- marŝi = to march
- marŝas = march / are marching
Esperanto verbs do not change based on the subject:
- mi marŝas = I march
- li marŝas = he marches
- ili marŝas = they march
That makes verb conjugation much simpler than in English.
Laŭ is a preposition meaning along, following, or sometimes according to, depending on context.
In this sentence, it means along:
- laŭ la pado = along the path
So the soldiers are moving along the path, not just standing on it.