Questions & Answers about Mia nova horaro estas en la kalendaro sur la muro.
Why do mia and nova both end in -a?
Because they are both adjective-like words modifying horaro.
- mia = my
- nova = new
- horaro = schedule / timetable
In Esperanto, adjectives end in -a, and possessive words like mia, via, lia, etc. also behave like adjectives.
They match the noun they describe in number and case. Here horaro is singular and not accusative, so both stay in the basic -a form:
- mia nova horaro = my new schedule
If the noun were plural, they would also become plural:
- miaj novaj horaroj = my new schedules
What does horaro mean exactly, and how is it formed?
Horaro means something like schedule, timetable, or list of times.
It is built from:
- horo = hour
- -ar- = a suffix meaning a collection or group of things
- -o = noun ending
So horaro is literally something like a collection of hours / times, which naturally becomes schedule or timetable.
This suffix appears in other words too:
- arbo = tree → arbaro = forest
- vorto = word → vortaro = dictionary, vocabulary list