Ni dankos la kelnerinon pro la bona servo.

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Breakdown of Ni dankos la kelnerinon pro la bona servo.

• pro: for
• la: the
• ni: we

Questions & Answers about Ni dankos la kelnerinon pro la bona servo.

Why is dankos used here instead of dankas?

Because -os is the Esperanto future-tense ending.

• dankas = thanks / is thanking
• dankos = will thank

So Ni dankos... means We will thank...

Why does kelnerinon end with -n?

The -n marks the direct object.

In this sentence, the waitress is the person receiving the action of thanking, so she is the direct object:

• Ni = we
• dankos = will thank
• la kelnerinon = the waitress

Esperanto often uses -n where English relies mostly on word order.

Why is it kelnerinon and not kelneron?

Because -in- is the feminine suffix.

• kelnero = waiter
• kelnerino = waitress

Then the extra -n is added because it is the direct object:

• kelnerino
  • -n = kelnerinon

So the word breaks down like this:

• kelner- = waiter/server
• -in- = female