Ŝi preferas dramon.

to prefer

Breakdown of Ŝi preferas dramon.

• ŝi: she
• dramo: the drama

Questions & Answers about Ŝi preferas dramon.

What does ŝi mean, and how do you pronounce it?

Ŝi means she.

It is pronounced roughly like shee in English:

• ŝ sounds like English sh
• i sounds like ee

So ŝi is very close to the English word she, just with a clearly pronounced ee vowel.

Why does the verb end in -as in preferas?

In Esperanto, all present-tense verbs end in -as.

So:

• preferi = to prefer
• preferas = prefers / is preferring

This ending does not change for different subjects, so:

• mi preferas = I prefer
• vi preferas = you prefer
• ŝi preferas = she prefers
• ili preferas = they prefer

That is much simpler than English, where verbs sometimes change form, as in I prefer but she prefers.

Why is it dramon and not just dramo?