Ni kontrolas la takson kaj la skizon.

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Breakdown of Ni kontrolas la takson kaj la skizon.

• ni: we
• kaj: and
• kontroli: to check

Questions & Answers about Ni kontrolas la takson kaj la skizon.

What does ni mean, and does the verb change because the subject is we?

Ni means we.

In Esperanto, verbs do not change according to person or number. So:

• mi kontrolas = I check / am checking
• vi kontrolas = you check / are checking
• ni kontrolas = we check / are checking
• ili kontrolas = they check / are checking

The ending -as stays the same for all subjects in the present tense.

Why is the verb kontrolas and not kontroli?

Because kontrolas is the present-tense finite verb.

• kontroli = to check
• kontrolas = check / am checking / are checking

Esperanto verb endings are very regular:

• -i = infinitive, like to check
• -as = present tense
• -is = past tense
• -os = future tense
• -us = conditional
• -u = command / jussive

So Ni kontrolas... means We check / We are checking...

Why do takson and skizon both end in -n?