Mi fidas mian novan koleginon, kaj ŝi diras, ke la kulpo ne estis mia.

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Breakdown of Mi fidas mian novan koleginon, kaj ŝi diras, ke la kulpo ne estis mia.

• esti: to be
• kaj: and
• nova: new

Questions & Answers about Mi fidas mian novan koleginon, kaj ŝi diras, ke la kulpo ne estis mia.

Why is it fidas mian novan koleginon? Why doesn’t fidi need a preposition?

In Esperanto, fidi is normally a transitive verb, so it takes a direct object. That means the person you trust is marked with the accusative -n.

So:

• Mi fidas ŝin = I trust her
• Mi fidas mian koleginon = I trust my colleague

English also says trust someone without a preposition, so this part is actually fairly similar.

Why do mian, novan, and koleginon all end in -n?

Because the whole phrase is the direct object of fidas. In Esperanto, when a noun takes the accusative ending -n, any adjectives or adjective-like words that go with it also agree.

So:

• mia → mian
• nova → novan
• kolegino → koleginon

This agreement is very regular in Esperanto, and it helps show which words belong together.

What is koleginon made of?

It breaks down like this:

• koleg- = colleague
• -in- = female
• -o = noun ending
• -n = accusative ending

So kolegino means female colleague, and koleginon means female colleague as a direct object.