Breakdown of La signo montras la observatorion.
la
the
montri
to show
observatorio
the observatory
signo
the sign; mark
Questions & Answers about La signo montras la observatorion.
Why does observatorion end in -n?
The -n ending marks the direct object in Esperanto.
In this sentence:
- La signo = the subject, the thing doing the action
- montras = shows / points out
- la observatorion = the direct object, the thing being shown or pointed out
So observatorion has -n because it is what the sign indicates.
Why doesn’t signo also have -n?
Because signo is the subject, not the direct object.
Esperanto often makes this very clear:
- the subject usually has no special ending
- the direct object gets -n
So in La signo montras la observatorion:
- signo = the sign does the showing
- observatorion = the observatory is being shown
What does montras mean grammatically?