SYNOPSIS OF THE GRAMMAR OF
ESPERANTO.
Grammatical Terminations.
I | final denotes always the | infinitive. Ami, to love. |
AS | present tense. Mi amas, love. | |
IS | past tense. Vi amis, you loved. | |
OS | future tense. Ilo amos, they will love. | |
US | conditional. Li amus, he should or would love. | |
U | imperative. Amu, love; li amu, let him love. | |
ANTA[1] | present participle (active). Aminta, loving. | |
INTA | past participle (active). Aminta, having loved. | |
ONTA | future participle (active). Amonta, about to love. | |
ATA | present participle (passive). Amata, being loved. | |
ITA | past participle (passive). Amita, having been loved. | |
OTA | future participle (passive). Amota, about to be loved. | |
O | noun. Patro, father. | |
A | adjective. Patra, paternal. | |
A | adjective. Patra, paternal. | |
E | adverb. Patre, paternally. | |
J | plur. Bonaj patroj, good fathers. | |
N | objective (accusative) case, and the direction towards which one goes. Mitrovis la libron, I found the book. Ŝi irus Londonon, she goes to London. |
- ↑ The final "A: of participles is changed to "E" when used adverbally, as amante, by (or in) loving.