Ŝanĝis is the past-tense verb form.
It breaks down like this:
So ŝanĝis means changed.
In Esperanto, all verbs use regular endings:
So:
The -n marks the direct object.
In this sentence, the law is the thing that was changed, so it takes -n:
The base noun is leĝo = law.
Then Esperanto adds:
So:
English mostly shows this through word order, but Esperanto often shows it with -n.
Because la parlamento is the subject, not the object.
It is the thing doing the action:
Since the parliament performs the action, it stays in the normal noun form:
Only the direct object gets -n, so:
La is the Esperanto definite article, like English the.
So:
Esperanto does not have different forms like the / a / an changing with gender or number. La always stays la.
It is used separately before each noun that is definite. So if both nouns are definite, you normally use la with both.
No. Esperanto has only one article: la, meaning the.
There is no separate word for a or an.
So:
That means the sentence specifically says the law, not just a law.
In Esperanto, nouns normally end in -o.
So:
This is one of the most helpful things about Esperanto: word classes are very regular.
Common endings include:
Because of that, when you see parlamento, you can immediately tell it is a noun.
Yes, more easily than in English, because the -n ending helps show who is doing what.
The normal order is:
But Esperanto could also allow forms like:
That still means The parliament changed the law, because leĝon has -n, so it is still the object.
Even so, the basic subject-verb-object order is the most neutral and common, especially for learners.
A rough pronunciation is:
SHAHN-jees
More exactly:
So ŝanĝis is approximately SHAHN-jees.
A rough pronunciation is:
LEH-jon
With the parts:
So leĝo sounds roughly like LEH-jo, and leĝon adds the final n.
They represent specific sounds, and in Esperanto each letter has one regular pronunciation.
So in this sentence:
This regular spelling is a major feature of Esperanto: words are usually pronounced exactly as written.
Yes.
Because -n marks the object, Esperanto can move parts around for emphasis.
For example:
This still means The parliament changed the law.
Putting la leĝon earlier can emphasize the law. But the neutral, most straightforward version is the original:
Yes, it is a close equivalent in meaning. It refers to a legislative body, not just the building.
Many Esperanto words look familiar to English speakers because they come from international roots. Here:
So even without knowing every word, an English speaker can often spot some familiar vocabulary.