Word
Li brodis la roverson.
Meaning
He embroidered the lapel.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Li brodis la roverson.
li
he
la
the
brodi
to embroider
roverso
the lapel; turned-back garment edge
Questions & Answers about Li brodis la roverson.
What does the -is ending in brodis mean?
It marks the past tense.
The dictionary form is brodi, and Esperanto tense endings are very regular:
- -as = present
- -is = past
- -os = future
So brodis means embroidered or did embroider. Esperanto does not need a separate helping word like did here.
Why is li used here? Doesn’t brodis already mean he embroidered?
No. Esperanto verbs do not change for person.
So:
- mi brodis = I embroidered
- li brodis = he embroidered
- ili brodis = they embroidered
In all three, brodis stays the same. That is why the subject pronoun li is needed to show who did the action.
Why does roverson end in -n?