La katalogo montras haveblan ekzempleron en alia sekcio.

The catalogue shows an available copy in another section.

Breakdown of La katalogo montras haveblan ekzempleron en alia sekcio.

• la: the
• en: in
• montri: to show
• alia: another

Questions & Answers about La katalogo montras haveblan ekzempleron en alia sekcio.

Why does haveblan ekzempleron have -n on both words?

Because the whole phrase is the direct object of montras (shows).

In Esperanto, the direct object takes -n, and any adjective that describes that noun must agree with it:

• ekzemplero → ekzempleron
• havebla → haveblan

So:

• La katalogo montras ekzempleron = The catalog shows a copy
• La katalogo montras haveblan ekzempleron = The catalog shows an available copy

The adjective and noun match in ending.

How is haveblan formed, and what exactly does it mean?

haveblan comes from:

• havi = to have
• -ebl- = able to be / possible to
• -a = adjective ending
• -n = accusative ending

So:

• havebla literally means able to be had
• in natural English, that usually means available or obtainable

Then haveblan is just the accusative form agreeing with ekzempleron.

Is havebla a normal Esperanto word, or is it a bit unusual?