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Esperanto Grammar
The Esperanto grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Esperanto and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
| And: kaj | Under: malsupre de |
| Before: antaŭ | After: post |
| Inside: en | Outside: ekster |
| With: kun | But: sed |
| For: por, pro | From: de, el |
| To: al, por | In: en |
Questions and Adverbs
To ask questions, use the following:
| What?: kio? | Who?: kiu? |
| How?: kiel? | Why?: kial? |
| Where?: kie? |
Some of the most important time adverbs:
| Never: neniam | Rarely: malofte |
| Sometimes: foje, kelkfoje, fojfoje | Usually: kutime |
| Always: ĉiam | Very: tre |
Most commonly used pronouns in Esperanto:
| I: mi | You: vi |
| He: li | She: ŝi |
| We: ni | They: ili |
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
| My: mia | Your: via |
| His: lia | Her: ŝia |
| Our: nia | Their: ilia |
Grammar in a sentence
Some random verbs to show how it's being used:
| I speak English: mi parolas la anglan |
| You speak French: vi parolas la francan |
| He speaks German: li parolas la germanan |
| She speaks Italian: ŝi parolas la italan |
| I visited France: mi vizitis francio |
| I will drink milk: mi trinkos lakton |
Some extra grammatical structures:
| I understand you: mi komprenas vin |
| I don't understand you: mi ne komprenas vin |
| I don't speak French: mi ne parolas la francan |
| This is my house: ĉi tiu estas mia domo |
| That restaurant is far: tiu restoracio estas fora |
| No problem: senprobleme |
The above Esperanto grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Esperanto vocabulary to obtain some popular Esperanto phrases.
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Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one. |