La plimulto konsentis.

La is the definite article, like the in English.

So la plimulto means the majority, not just a majority or majority in a general sense. In this sentence, it points to a specific majority that is understood from the context.

You could say Plimulto konsentis, but that would sound less specific and is less common in a normal context where a particular group is being discussed.

Plimulto is a noun meaning majority.

It is built from:

• pli = more
• multo = much, a large amount, a large number

Together, plimulto means the larger part of a group, or more than half.

Related words:

• malplimulto = minority
• multo = much, a lot
• multaj = many

In Esperanto, -o is the standard noun ending.

So:

• plimulto = a noun, majority
• if it were an adjective, it would end in -a
• if it were an adverb, it would end in -e

This regular ending system helps you immediately recognize the part of speech.

Because plimulto is the subject of the sentence, not the direct object.

In Esperanto, the accusative ending -n is usually used for a direct object.

Here:

• La plimulto = the subject
• konsentis = agreed

So no accusative is needed.

Konsentis is the past-tense form of the verb konsenti.

Breakdown:

• konsent- = the verb root, related to agreeing
• -is = past tense

So konsentis means agreed.

Esperanto verb endings are very regular:

• -as = present
• -is = past
• -os = future
• -us = conditional
• -u = command/jussive
• -i = infinitive

The dictionary form is konsenti, meaning to agree.

When learning Esperanto, it is useful to identify the root and the ending:

• dictionary form: konsenti
• past tense in the sentence: konsentis

Usually, no. Konsenti is normally intransitive in the basic sense to agree.

That means you usually do not say konsenti ion.

Instead, Esperanto often uses prepositions:

• konsenti pri io = agree about something
• konsenti kun iu = agree with someone
• konsenti al io = consent to something

So in La plimulto konsentis, the verb stands by itself: The majority agreed.

Because Esperanto verbs do not agree with the subject in person or number.

So the same past-tense form konsentis is used with:

• mi = I
• li = he
• ili = they
• la plimulto = the majority

Examples:

• Mi konsentis. = I agreed.
• Ili konsentis. = They agreed.
• La plimulto konsentis. = The majority agreed.

This is much simpler than in many European languages.

Because plimulto is a singular noun meaning majority as one group or one collective whole.

This is similar to English, where the majority is grammatically singular, even though it refers to many individuals.

In Esperanto, the noun itself is singular, so it stays plimulto, not plimultoj, unless you mean several majorities in different groups or situations.

Yes. Esperanto word order is fairly flexible.

The neutral order is:

• La plimulto konsentis.

But you could also say:

• Konsentis la plimulto.

That might sound more literary or emphatic, with extra focus on the action or on who agreed.

Still, the original version is the most straightforward and natural for beginners.

Usually, no. Plimulto is the normal word for majority.

Plej means most, so forms with plej- are used differently. A learner might expect plejmulto, but the standard word for majority is plimulto.

So if you want to say the majority agreed, La plimulto konsentis is the idiomatic choice.

It can be very close in meaning, depending on context, but it is not exactly the same structure.

• la plimulto = the majority
• la plej multaj homoj = most people

So La plimulto konsentis means the majority agreed, while La plej multaj homoj konsentis means most people agreed.

In many situations they express nearly the same idea, but plimulto is a noun, while plej multaj is an adjective phrase.

Yes. It is a complete sentence.

It has:

• a subject: La plimulto
• a verb: konsentis

Esperanto often allows short, clean sentences like this when the context already makes the meaning clear. There is no need to add extra words unless you want more detail, such as what they agreed about or with whom.