Word
La teatro prezentas novan teatraĵon.
Meaning
The theatre is presenting a new play.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of La teatro prezentas novan teatraĵon.
la
the
nova
new
prezenti
to present; introduce
teatro
the theatre
Questions & Answers about La teatro prezentas novan teatraĵon.
Why is it la teatro and not just teatro?
La is the definite article, meaning the.
So la teatro = the theater.
In Esperanto, la is used when you mean a specific thing, just like English the. If you said just teatro, it would sound more like a theater or the idea of theater, depending on context.
Also, la never changes:
- not for singular/plural
- not for subject/object
- not for gender
So it is always just la.
Why does prezentas end in -as?
The ending -as marks the present tense in Esperanto.
So:
- prezentas = presents / is presenting
- prezentis = presented
- prezentos = will present
- prezentus = would present
- prezenti = to present
Esperanto verbs do not change depending on the subject. So:
- mi prezentas = I present
- vi prezentas = you present
- li prezentas = he presents
- ili prezentas = they present
The verb form stays the same.