Questions & Answers about Ni intencas izoli la ĉambron.
Why does intencas end in -as?
In Esperanto, -as marks the present tense. So intencas means intend / are intending.
- mi intencas = I intend
- ni intencas = we intend
- ili intencas = they intend
The ending stays the same no matter who the subject is.
Why is it izoli and not something like to isolate?
Esperanto does not use a separate word like English to before the infinitive. The infinitive form simply ends in -i.
So:
- izoli = to isolate
- legi = to read
- iri = to go
That means Ni intencas izoli... literally works like We intend isolate..., but in natural English it is We intend to isolate...
Why does ĉambron have an -n at the end?