Questions & Answers about La zomo ne ŝanĝas la rezolucion.
La is the definite article, equivalent to the. It is used before both nouns because both are definite: la zomo and la rezolucion.
A useful point for learners: Esperanto has only one definite article, la, and it does not change for gender, number, or case.
In Esperanto, ne is the normal word for not. It usually goes directly before the word or phrase it negates.
Here it negates the verb:
- ŝanĝas = changes
- ne ŝanĝas = does not change
Unlike English, Esperanto does not need an extra helping verb like does for this. So Esperanto says the equivalent of not changes, though in natural English we translate that as does not change.
Because -as marks the present tense in Esperanto.
So:
- ŝanĝas = changes / is changing
- ŝanĝis = changed
- ŝanĝos = will change
Esperanto verb endings are very regular, which is one of the language’s big advantages for learners.