Ni planas resti en malgranda hotelo, kiam ni vojaĝos al alia urbo.

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Breakdown of Ni planas resti en malgranda hotelo, kiam ni vojaĝos al alia urbo.

• ni: we
• vojaĝi: to travel
• al: to

Questions & Answers about Ni planas resti en malgranda hotelo, kiam ni vojaĝos al alia urbo.

Why is planas in the present tense, but vojaĝos is in the future tense?

Planas (we plan) describes what is happening now: right now we are making the plan.
Vojaĝos (will travel) refers to an action that will happen later, in the future.

So the time line is:

• now: Ni planas … (we are planning …)
• later: … kiam ni vojaĝos (… when we will travel)

In English we often say “when we travel” (present form) about the future, but in Esperanto it is more natural and clearer to use the real future tense in such clauses: kiam ni vojaĝos.

What exactly is resti here, and why does it end in -i?

Resti is the infinitive form of the verb (to stay, to remain). In Esperanto the infinitive always ends in -i.

After many verbs that express wanting, planning, being able, etc., you use the infinitive:

• Ni planas resti – We plan to stay
• Mi volas dormi – I want to sleep
• Ŝi povas veni – She can come

So planas resti = plan + to stay.

Why is it en malgranda hotelo and not en malgrandan hotelon?