Insektoj vivas inter la folioj.

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Breakdown of Insektoj vivas inter la folioj.

• inter: among
• folio: the leaf; sheet
• insekto: the insect

Questions & Answers about Insektoj vivas inter la folioj.

Why do insektoj and folioj both end in -j?

In Esperanto, -j marks the plural.

• insekto = an insect

• insektoj = insects

• folio = a leaf
• folioj = leaves

So both nouns are plural here.

Why does vivas end in -as?

The ending -as shows the present tense in Esperanto.

• vivas = lives / live
• vivis = lived
• vivos = will live
• vivi = to live

Because the sentence describes what insects do now or generally, Esperanto uses vivas.

Why is there la before folioj, but not before insektoj?