Questions & Answers about La bremso bezonas novan bremsblokon.
Why does bremso end in -o?
In Esperanto, -o is the normal ending for a noun. So:
- bremso = a brake
- bremsbloko = a brake block
This is one of the most basic and useful patterns in Esperanto: if you see -o, you can usually assume the word is a noun.
Why do novan and bremsblokon end in -n?
The -n marks the direct object of the verb.
Here, the verb is bezonas = needs, and the thing being needed is novan bremsblokon. That whole phrase is the direct object, so it gets the accusative ending:
- bremsbloko → bremsblokon
- nova → novan
In Esperanto, adjectives agree with the nouns they describe, so if the noun gets -n, the adjective gets -n too.
Why doesn’t bremso have an -n too?