Ĉiu spektanto ricevas bileton.

every

Breakdown of Ĉiu spektanto ricevas bileton.

• ricevi: to receive
• bileto: the ticket
• spektanto: the viewer; spectator

Questions & Answers about Ĉiu spektanto ricevas bileton.

What does ĉiu mean here?

Ĉiu means each or every. It refers to members of a group one by one.

So Ĉiu spektanto means each spectator or every spectator, not just all spectators as a group.

Why is spektanto singular if the sentence talks about many people?

Because ĉiu is distributive: it treats the people one at a time.

So Esperanto uses the singular:

• ĉiu spektanto = each spectator / every spectator

If you used the plural:

• ĉiuj spektantoj = all the spectators

Both can be similar in meaning, but ĉiu spektanto emphasizes individuals more strongly.

What does ricevas tell us?

Ricevas is the present-tense form of ricevi, meaning to receive or to get.

The ending -as always marks the present tense in Esperanto:

• ricevas = receives / is receiving / does receive

In Esperanto, verbs do not change for person or number:

• mi ricevas
• vi ricevas
• li ricevas
• ili ricevas

They all use ricevas.

Why doesn’t the verb change to match ĉiu spektanto?