Breakdown of Mi vizitas restoracion kun amikoj, por manĝi novan manĝaĵon.
mi
I
amiko
the friend
manĝi
to eat
kun
with
nova
new
por
to
viziti
to visit
restoracio
the restaurant
manĝaĵo
the food
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Questions & Answers about Mi vizitas restoracion kun amikoj, por manĝi novan manĝaĵon.
What does vizitas mean, and why does it end with -as?
Vizitas means to visit or is visiting in the present tense. In Esperanto, the ending -as is used for all verbs in the present tense, regardless of the subject.
Why is restoracion written with an -n at the end?
The base word is restoracio (meaning restaurant). In Esperanto, when a noun is the direct object of a verb, it takes the accusative ending -n. So restoracio becomes restoracion to indicate that it is what is being visited.
What does kun amikoj mean, and what role does it play in the sentence?
Kun amikoj translates to with friends. The preposition kun means "with," and amikoj is the plural form of amiko (friend). This phrase tells us that the speaker is visiting the restaurant together with friends.
How is purpose expressed by the phrase por manĝi novan manĝaĵon?
The word por is used to indicate purpose or intention; it functions like in order to or simply to in English. In the sentence, por manĝi novan manĝaĵon means that the act of visiting the restaurant is done with the purpose of eating a new food dish.
Why does the adjective nova change to novan in the phrase novan manĝaĵon?
In Esperanto, adjectives must agree in case with the nouns they modify. Since manĝaĵon (meaning food or dish) is in the accusative case (indicated by the -n because it is the object of the verb manĝi), the adjective nova also takes the accusative ending, becoming novan. This agreement clarifies that nova describes manĝaĵon.