Mi evitas danĝerajn vojojn.

I avoid dangerous roads.

Breakdown of Mi evitas danĝerajn vojojn.

• mi: I
• vojo: the road
• danĝera: dangerous
• eviti: to avoid

Questions & Answers about Mi evitas danĝerajn vojojn.

Why does evitas end in -as?

In Esperanto, -as marks the present tense. So evitas means avoid / am avoiding / do avoid, depending on context.

The verb is built like this:

• evit- = the root
• -as = present tense

Unlike English, the verb form does not change for different people:

• mi evitas = I avoid
• vi evitas = you avoid
• li/ŝi evitas = he/she avoids

So you do not need a special -s form for he/she like in English.

Why do both danĝerajn and vojojn end in -jn?

Because the noun phrase is both plural and the direct object of the verb.

Here is the breakdown:

• voj-o = road
• voj-oj = roads
• voj-ojn = roads, as a direct object

And the adjective has to agree with the noun:

• danĝera vojo = dangerous road
• danĝeraj vojoj = dangerous roads
• danĝerajn vojojn = dangerous roads, as a direct object

So:

• -j = plural
• -n = accusative/direct object
• together -jn

This agreement is very important in Esperanto.