Word
Mi aĉetas la kolekton, malgraŭ tio, ke antikvaĵo havas makulon.
Meaning
I buy the collection despite the fact that one antique has a stain.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Mi aĉetas la kolekton, malgraŭ tio, ke antikvaĵo havas makulon.
mi
I
havi
to have
la
the
ke
that
Questions & Answers about Mi aĉetas la kolekton, malgraŭ tio, ke antikvaĵo havas makulon.
Why is it la kolekton and not la kolekto?
Because aĉeti means to buy, and the thing being bought is the direct object. In Esperanto, direct objects usually take -n.
- Mi aĉetas la kolekton = I am buying the collection.
- la kolekto without -n would not be marked as the object.
So the -n on kolekton is there because the collection is what the subject is buying.
Why is there la before kolekton?
La is the definite article, meaning the.
So:
- kolekto = collection
- la kolekto = the collection
In this sentence, the speaker is referring to a specific collection, not just any collection.
Why is there no word for a/an before antikvaĵo?
Esperanto has no indefinite article. There is a word for the (la), but there is no separate word for a or an.
So:
- antikvaĵo can mean an antique or just antique item, depending on context.
- la antikvaĵo would mean the antique.
That means antikvaĵo havas makulon can naturally mean an antique has a stain or the antique has a stain, depending on the situation and the intended meaning.