Questions & Answers about Mi scias nenion pri la intrigo.
What does each word in Mi scias nenion pri la intrigo do?
- Mi = I
- scias = know / know a fact
- nenion = nothing
- pri = about
- la = the
- intrigo = plot
So the structure is basically:
I + know + nothing + about + the plot
Why does scias end in -as?
In Esperanto, -as marks the present tense.
So:
- scias = know / am knowing in the present
- sciis = knew
- scios = will know
- sciu = imperative/jussive form
- scii = the infinitive, to know
Here, Mi scias means I know.
Why is it nenion and not nenio?
Because nenion is the direct object of scias, and direct objects in Esperanto normally take -n.
Compare:
- nenio = nothing as a subject or basic dictionary form
- nenion = nothing as a direct object
In this sentence, the speaker is knowing nothing, so nenion is the thing being known.