Questions & Answers about La segilo restas sub la ŝtupetaro.
Why is la used twice?
La is the Esperanto definite article, meaning the. It does not change for gender, number, or case.
In this sentence, it appears before both nouns because both are definite:
- la segilo = the saw
- la ŝtupetaro = the ladder
Esperanto does not have a separate word for a/an. So a saw would just be segilo.
Why do segilo and ŝtupetaro end in -o?
Because -o is the normal noun ending in Esperanto.
So:
- segilo is a noun
- ŝtupetaro is a noun
This is one of the most basic patterns in the language. If a word ends in -o, it is a noun. For comparison:
- -a = adjective
- -e = adverb
- -i = infinitive verb
- -as = present tense verb
That is why restas is the verb here, while segilo and ŝtupetaro are things.
How is segilo formed?