La plimulto de la grupo elektis la padon.

Plimulto means majority. In this sentence, it refers to a specific majority: the majority of the group. That is why la is used.

• plimulto = a majority
• la plimulto = the majority

In English, we also usually say the majority of the group, not just majority of the group.

Plimulto means the greater part, most, or majority.

It is built from:

• pli = more
• multo = quantity, amount, many-ness

So plimulto literally suggests the larger part.

In this sentence, la plimulto de la grupo means most of the group or the majority of the group.

De often means of. Here it shows what the majority belongs to or is taken from:

• la plimulto de la grupo = the majority of the group

This is a very common Esperanto pattern:

• parto de la kuko = part of the cake
• unu el la homoj = one of the people
• la plimulto de la studentoj = the majority of the students

So de is the normal word here.

Because la grupo means the group, a specific group.

So the whole phrase breaks down like this:

• la plimulto = the majority
• de la grupo = of the group

Esperanto uses la wherever the noun is definite, just like English uses the.

The grammatical subject is la plimulto, which is a singular noun. So the verb is singular too.

• la plimulto ... elektis = the majority ... chose

Even though the meaning involves many people, the head noun is still singular: plimulto.

This is similar to English, where you can say the majority chose. Esperanto normally follows the grammatical form of the noun.

The ending -is marks the past tense in Esperanto.

So:

• elektas = chooses / is choosing
• elektis = chose
• elektos = will choose

The verb stem here is elekt-, meaning choose.

So elektis = chose.

The -n ending marks the direct object in Esperanto.

Here, the path is what was chosen, so it is the direct object:

• La plimulto de la grupo elektis la padon.
• The majority of the group chose the path.

Compare:

• la pado = the path
• la padon = the path as a direct object

This -n ending is extremely important in Esperanto because it shows what receives the action.

Pado usually means path, especially a smaller path, trail, or footpath.

Vojo is a more general word for way, road, or route.

So:

• pado = path, trail
• vojo = way, road, route

In this sentence, la padon suggests that the group chose a particular path.

Yes. Esperanto word order is fairly flexible because the endings show the grammatical roles.

These are all understandable:

• La plimulto de la grupo elektis la padon.
• La padon elektis la plimulto de la grupo.
• La plimulto de la grupo la padon elektis.

However, the original order is the most neutral and natural:

• subject → verb → object

So it is usually the best choice for learners.

Usually, la plimulto is the normal word for the majority.

Plejmulto is not the standard choice here. Learners should strongly prefer:

• la plimulto de la grupo

That is the ordinary, idiomatic Esperanto expression.

Because elekti already means to choose, and that is exactly what is needed here.

• elekti = to choose
• elektis = chose

A form like elektigi would mean something like to cause someone to choose or to make something be chosen, which is a different idea.

So the simple form elektis is correct.

Yes. Depending on context, it can mean:

• the majority of the group
• most of the group

Both give the right basic idea. The majority sounds a bit more formal or precise, while most sounds more everyday.

It is singular.

• grupo = group
• grupoj = groups

So la grupo means the group, one specific group.

Even though a group contains many people, the noun itself is grammatically singular.

The main noun of the phrase is plimulto. The phrase de la grupo only modifies it.

So the structure is:

• [La plimulto] [de la grupo] elektis la padon.

That means:

• subject = la plimulto
• modifier = de la grupo

A good way to test this is to remove the de-phrase:

• La plimulto elektis la padon.

That is still a complete sentence, so la plimulto is clearly the subject.

Not necessarily. The sentence only says that the majority of the group chose the path.

It does not say how they chose it. It could have been:

• a vote
• a discussion
• a spontaneous decision
• a split in preference

The sentence only gives the result, not the method.