Questions & Answers about La orlo estas sub la maniko.
Why do orlo and maniko both end in -o?
In Esperanto, -o marks a noun. So:
- orl-o = hem
- manik-o = sleeve
This is one of the most regular parts of Esperanto grammar: if a word ends in -o, it is a noun.
Why is la used twice?
La is the definite article, meaning the. Esperanto uses the same article for all nouns, no matter the gender or number.
So:
- la orlo = the hem
- la maniko = the sleeve
It appears twice because both nouns are definite. Esperanto does not change la the way English changes between the and no article.
Why is there no word for a or an in this sentence?