Ni aĉetos kahelojn, kondiĉe ke arkitekto elektos ilin.

we

Breakdown of Ni aĉetos kahelojn, kondiĉe ke arkitekto elektos ilin.

• ke: that
• aĉeti: to buy
• elekti: to choose

Questions & Answers about Ni aĉetos kahelojn, kondiĉe ke arkitekto elektos ilin.

Why does kahelojn end in -jn?

Because kahelojn is a plural direct object.

• -j marks the plural: kaheloj = tiles
• -n marks the direct object: the thing being bought

So:

• Ni aĉetos kahelojn = We will buy tiles

In Esperanto, direct objects usually take -n, even when English does not show any special ending.

Why does ilin also have -n?

For the same reason: ilin is a direct object pronoun.

• ili = they
• ilin = them as an object

In arkitekto elektos ilin, the architect is choosing them, so the pronoun needs -n.

Also, ilin is plural because it refers back to kahelojn.

Why are both verbs in the future tense: aĉetos and elektos?

Because both actions are understood as happening in the future.

• Ni aĉetos = we will buy
• arkitekto elektos = an architect will choose

Esperanto normally uses its tenses quite straightforwardly. If something is future from the speaker’s point of view, -os is natural.

So the sentence means something like:

• We will buy the tiles, provided that an architect chooses them.