Breakdown of Elektristo komencos labori, kondiĉe ke inspektoro akceptos la projekton.
la
the
labori
to work
ke
that
komenci
to begin
Questions & Answers about Elektristo komencos labori, kondiĉe ke inspektoro akceptos la projekton.
Why is it komencos labori and not komencos laboros?
Because after komenci (to begin), the next verb stays in the infinitive.
- komencos = will begin
- labori = to work
So komencos labori means will begin to work.
This is the same pattern as:
- volas helpi = wants to help
- povas veni = can come
- devas atendi = must wait
Only the first verb is conjugated for tense here.
Why is akceptos in the future tense? In English we often say if the inspector accepts, not will accept.
Esperanto handles this more logically than English does. If the accepting happens in the future, Esperanto normally uses the future tense:
- akceptos = will accept
English often uses a present form after if, when, provided that, and similar words even when the meaning is future. Esperanto does not have to do that. So in this sentence, akceptos is perfectly natural because the inspector’s acceptance is a future event.
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