Questions & Answers about La fromaĝo estas sur la plado.
Because la is the Esperanto definite article, meaning the.
So:
- la fromaĝo = the cheese
- la plado = the plate / platter
Unlike English, Esperanto uses the same article la for all nouns:
- no separate a/an
- no different forms for gender
- no plural change in the article
So la always stays la.
In Esperanto, nouns normally end in -o.
So:
- fromaĝ-o = cheese
- plad-o = plate, dish, platter
This -o ending is one of the most basic and useful patterns in Esperanto. It helps you recognize a noun immediately.
Related endings you will often see are:
- -a for adjectives
- -e for adverbs
- -i for infinitive verbs