Ni parolis pri demokratio.

we

Breakdown of Ni parolis pri demokratio.

• pri: about
• paroli: to speak
• demokratio: democracy

Questions & Answers about Ni parolis pri demokratio.

Why is it ni and not mi or something else?

Ni means we. Esperanto personal pronouns are very regular:

• mi = I
• vi = you
• li = he
• ŝi = she
• ĝi = it
• ni = we
• ili = they

So Ni parolis means we spoke or we were talking.

What does parolis mean, and why does it end in -is?

The verb is paroli, meaning to speak or to talk.

Esperanto verbs always show tense with fixed endings:

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

So:

• parolas = speak / are speaking
• parolis = spoke / were speaking / talked
• parolos = will speak

In this sentence, parolis is past tense: we spoke or we were talking.

Does parolis change depending on the subject, like English ?