Questions & Answers about Mi same ŝatas la sontrakon.
A quick breakdown:
- Mi = I
- same = likewise / similarly / also in the same way
- ŝatas = like (present tense of ŝati)
- la = the
- sontrakon = soundtrack as the direct object
So grammatically, it is:
- Mi = subject
- same = adverb
- ŝatas = verb
- la sontrakon = object
The -n marks the direct object in Esperanto.
Here, the thing being liked is the soundtrack, so sontrako becomes sontrakon.
Compare:
- Mi ŝatas la sontrako-n. = I like the soundtrack.
- La sontrako estas bona. = The soundtrack is good.
In the second sentence, sontrako is not the direct object, so there is no -n.