Breakdown of La fasono estas tradicia.
esti
to be
la
the
fasono
the cut; style of a garment
tradicia
traditional
Questions & Answers about La fasono estas tradicia.
What does la mean here, and why is it used?
La is the Esperanto definite article, meaning the.
So la fasono means the style or the manner/form, not just a style.
Esperanto has only one article: la. It does not change for gender, number, or case in normal use:
- la libro = the book
- la libroj = the books
- la knabo = the boy
- la knabino = the girl
There is no separate word for English a/an in ordinary Esperanto.
What does the ending -o in fasono tell me?
The ending -o marks a noun in Esperanto.
So fasono is a noun. That is one of the most important patterns in Esperanto:
- -o = noun
- -a = adjective
- -e = adverb
- -i = infinitive verb
Because of this, even if you do not know the word fason-, you can immediately tell that fasono is a thing or concept.
What kind of word is tradicia?