Ŝi kontrolas la tripiedon same kiel la kameraon.

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Breakdown of Ŝi kontrolas la tripiedon same kiel la kameraon.

• kontroli: to check
• ŝi: she
• kamerao: the camera

Questions & Answers about Ŝi kontrolas la tripiedon same kiel la kameraon.

Why do tripiedon and kameraon end in -n?

Because they are both direct objects of the verb kontrolas.

In Esperanto, the direct object normally takes the accusative ending -n:

• la tripiedo = the tripod
• la tripiedon = the tripod as the thing being checked
• la kamerao = the camera
• la kameraon = the camera as the thing being checked

So Ŝi kontrolas la tripiedon same kiel la kameraon means she is checking both of those things.

What does same kiel mean here?

Same kiel means in the same way as or just like.

So the sentence is not merely listing two objects with and. It is saying that she checks the tripod in the same way that she checks the camera, or that both receive the same kind of checking.

Compare:

• Ŝi kontrolas la tripiedon kaj la kameraon. = She checks the tripod and the camera.
• Ŝi kontrolas la tripiedon same kiel la kameraon. = She checks the tripod the same way as the camera / just like the camera.

Why isn’t it just kaj instead of same kiel?