Questions & Answers about La arkitekto ŝanĝas la pozicion de la pordo.
In Esperanto, -n marks the direct object of the verb.
- La arkitekto = the architect → this is the subject, the person doing the action
- ŝanĝas = changes
- la pozicion = the position → this is the thing being changed, so it takes -n
So:
- La arkitekto ŝanĝas la pozicion de la pordo. = The architect changes the position of the door.
Only the direct object gets -n here.
The ending -o shows that pozicio is a noun.
Esperanto word endings are very regular:
- -o = noun
- -a = adjective
- -e = adverb
- -i = infinitive verb
So:
- pozicio = position
- pozicion = position, with -n added because it is the direct object