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Questions & Answers about En la flughaveno multaj pasaĝeroj atendas kun grandaj valizoj.
Why is it en la flughaveno and not just en flughaveno?
La is the definite article, meaning the. In this sentence, en la flughaveno means in/at the airport, referring to a specific, understood place.
In Esperanto, it is very common to use la when the place is known from the situation, even if English might sometimes sound more general.
- en la flughaveno = in/at the airport
- en flughaveno = in an airport / in some airport
So here la makes the setting more definite.
What does flughaveno literally mean?
Flughaveno is a compound word:
- flug- = flight
- haven- = harbor, port
- -o = noun ending
So flughaveno literally means something like flight-port, which is the Esperanto word for airport.
This is very typical of Esperanto: many words are built from smaller meaningful parts.
Why does pasaĝeroj end in -j?
The ending -j marks the plural in Esperanto.
- pasaĝero = passenger
- pasaĝeroj = passengers
So multaj pasaĝeroj means many passengers.
This plural ending applies to nouns and also to adjectives that describe plural nouns.
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