Questions & Answers about La karto validas ĝis junio.
What does la do here?
La is the definite article, meaning the. Esperanto has just one definite article: la. It does not change for gender, number, or case in this sentence.
So:
- la karto = the card
Why is it karto and not something else like karta or karton?
Karto is a noun, and Esperanto nouns normally end in -o.
- karto = card
It is not karta, because -a is an adjective ending. It is not karton, because -n is the accusative ending, usually used for a direct object or for motion toward something. Here karto is the subject of the sentence, so no -n is needed.
Why is the verb validas?
Validas is the present-tense form of the verb validi, meaning to be valid.
Esperanto verb endings are very regular:
- -as = present
- -is = past
- -os = future
- -us = conditional
- -u = command / jussive
- -i = infinitive
So:
- validas = is valid / are valid
In this sentence, La karto validas means The card is valid.
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