Tuj kiam mi ricevas la konteltiron, mi ĝin kontrolas.

As soon as I receive the statement, I check it.

Breakdown of Tuj kiam mi ricevas la konteltiron, mi ĝin kontrolas.

• mi: I
• la: the
• kiam: when
• ĝi: it

Questions & Answers about Tuj kiam mi ricevas la konteltiron, mi ĝin kontrolas.

What does tuj kiam mean? Why not just kiam?

Kiam means when.
Tuj means immediately or right away.

So tuj kiam means as soon as or the moment that. It adds the idea that the second action happens without delay.

• kiam mi ricevas... = when I receive...
• tuj kiam mi ricevas... = as soon as I receive...

Why is ricevas in the present tense instead of ricevos?

Here the sentence sounds like a habit, routine, or general rule:

As soon as I receive the statement, I check it.

Esperanto often uses the present tense for that kind of repeated action.

If you wanted to talk about one specific future occasion, you could very naturally say:

Tuj kiam mi ricevos la konteltiron, mi ĝin kontrolos.

So:

• ricevas / kontrolas = habitual or general
• ricevos / kontrolos = one future event

Why does konteltiron end in -n?