Questions & Answers about La franĝo kaŝas la bukon.
Why does bukon end in -n, but franĝo does not?
The -n ending marks the direct object in Esperanto: the thing directly affected by the action.
- la franĝo = the fringe/tassel → the subject (the thing doing the action)
- la bukon = the loop/buckle → the object (the thing being hidden)
So in La franĝo kaŝas la bukon, the fringe is doing the hiding, and the loop/buckle is what gets hidden.
What does the verb ending -as mean in kaŝas?
In Esperanto, -as marks the present tense.
So:
- kaŝi = to hide
- kaŝas = hides / is hiding
Esperanto verbs always have very regular endings:
- -as = present
- -is = past
- -os = future
- -us = conditional
- -u = command / wish
So kaŝas is the present-tense form of kaŝi.
Why do franĝo and buko end in -o?