La tajloro sendube finos hodiaŭ.

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Breakdown of La tajloro sendube finos hodiaŭ.

• hodiaŭ: today
• fini: to finish
• tajloro: the tailor

Questions & Answers about La tajloro sendube finos hodiaŭ.

What does la mean here?

La is the definite article, so it means the.

So la tajloro = the tailor.

Esperanto has only one definite article, la, and it does not change for gender, number, or case in its basic form. Also, Esperanto has no indefinite article: tajloro can mean a tailor or tailor, depending on context.

Why does tajloro end in -o?

In Esperanto, -o is the normal noun ending.

So:

• tajloro = tailor
• tajloroj = tailors

This makes it easy to recognize parts of speech. A learner can immediately see that tajloro is a noun because of -o.

Is tajloro related to the English word tailor?

Yes. Tajloro is a borrowed/root-related word and is clearly similar to English tailor.

Many Esperanto words are internationally recognizable, but they are adapted to Esperanto spelling and word-building rules. Here, the English tailor becomes tajloro.

What does mean exactly?