Breakdown of Ni atendis ĉe la fenestro, ĝis la pluvo ĉesis kaj la strato denove fariĝis trankvila.
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Atendis is the past-tense form of atendi (to wait).
In Esperanto, verb endings show tense very regularly:
- -as = present
- -is = past
- -os = future
So:
- ni atendas = we are waiting / we wait
- ni atendis = we waited / we were waiting
Here the whole sentence describes a past situation, so atendis is the natural choice.
Usually, no. In Esperanto, subject pronouns are normally stated when needed, because the verb ending does not show person.
For example, atendis could mean:
- I waited
- you waited
- he waited
- she waited
- we waited
- they waited
So Ni atendis clearly means we waited. Without Ni, the subject would be unclear unless context already made it obvious.