Breakdown of La direktoro ŝanĝis la lumigon.
la
the
ŝanĝi
to change
lumigo
the stage lighting
direktoro
the director; manager
Questions & Answers about La direktoro ŝanĝis la lumigon.
What does -o mean in direktoro and lumigo?
In Esperanto, -o marks a noun. So:
- direktor-o = director
- lumig-o = lighting / illumination
This ending is one of the most important regular patterns in Esperanto: if a word ends in -o, it is a noun.
Why do direktoro and lumigon both have la?
La is the definite article, meaning the. Esperanto uses the same form la for all nouns, regardless of gender, number, or case.
So:
- la direktoro = the director
- la lumigon = the lighting (with an extra -n for grammar, explained below)
Unlike English, Esperanto does not have separate forms like a and an as definite articles. La always means the.
Why does lumigon end in -n?