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To Be at the Present Tense in Esperanto

General form (infinitive) to be

esti


To Be at the Present tense (-as form) 

Conjugation To Be English Conjugation To Be Esperanto
I am  mi estas 
you are  vi estas 
he is  li estas 
she is  ŝi estas 
it is  ĝi estas 
we are  ni estas 
you are  vi estas 
they are  ili estas 
one is  oni estas

Notes

  • est’ is the verb root and always appears wherever the verb is used. Does this verb even have a root in English? (am, is, are)

In the above verb display, note:

  • ŝi (she) is pronounced exactly like the English "she"
  • ĝi (it) is pronounced like the English "gee!", as in "Jeep"
  • vi (you) is both singular and plural, like the English "you."

(There is a word "ci", singular, but it is used much as the English singular "thou" - not very often!)


Sources

https://esperanto-afriko.webs.com/kurso%20angle.pdf

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