Ŝi metas la fulmilon apud la tripiedon.

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Breakdown of Ŝi metas la fulmilon apud la tripiedon.

• ŝi: she
• meti: to put
• apud: next to

Questions & Answers about Ŝi metas la fulmilon apud la tripiedon.

Why does metas end in -as?

In Esperanto, -as marks the present tense.

So meti = to put / to place
and metas = puts / is putting

Esperanto does not usually make a separate verb form for English puts versus is putting. The context tells you which sense is meant.

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Why does fulmilon have an -n at the end?

The -n shows the direct object.

In this sentence, la fulmilon is the thing being placed, so it gets the accusative ending:

• la fulmilo = the flash
• la fulmilon = the flash (as the direct object)

This is one of the most important uses of -n in Esperanto.

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What does apud mean exactly?

Apud means beside, next to, or by.

It tells you that something is positioned close to something else. So here it shows the flash being placed next to the tripod.

It usually does not mean on or under—just nearby, at the side.

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