Questions & Answers about La ŝraŭbingo estas sub la selo.
Why is la used before both ŝraŭbingo and selo?
La is the Esperanto definite article, equivalent to English the. It is used here because the sentence refers to specific things: a particular ŝraŭbingo and a particular selo.
A useful point: la never changes. It stays la for singular, plural, subject, and object.
What does the ending -o mean in ŝraŭbingo and selo?
In Esperanto, nouns normally end in -o. So both ŝraŭbingo and selo are nouns.
Some related forms:
- -oj = plural
- -on = singular direct object
- -ojn = plural direct object
In this sentence, both nouns are singular, and neither one is a direct object.
Why is the verb estas?