Word
Honesta amiko diras la veron, kaj pro tia honesteco oni povas fidi lin aŭ ŝin.
Meaning
An honest friend tells the truth, and because of such honesty one can trust him or her.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Honesta amiko diras la veron, kaj pro tia honesteco oni povas fidi lin aŭ ŝin.
la amiko
the friend
la
the
kaj
and
povi
can
Questions & Answers about Honesta amiko diras la veron, kaj pro tia honesteco oni povas fidi lin aŭ ŝin.
Why is it honesta amiko and not honestan amikon?
Because honesta amiko is the subject of the sentence: the honest friend is the one doing the action.
In Esperanto:
- adjectives end in -a
- nouns end in -o
- adjectives agree with the nouns they describe in number and case
Here both words are singular and in the normal subject form, so we get:
- honesta
- amiko
If it were a direct object, both would take -n:
- Mi vidas honestan amikon. = I see an honest friend.
Why does veron have an -n?
The -n marks the direct object. In this sentence, the thing being told is the truth, so la veron is the object of diras.
- diras = says / tells
- la veron = the truth
So:
- Honesta amiko diras la veron. = An honest friend tells the truth.
This -n ending is one of the most important grammar markers in Esperanto.
Why is it la veron instead of just veron?