Language/Esperanto/Grammar/To-Be-at-the-Present-Tense
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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 in English | Conjugation To Be in 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!)
- Note, too, that although pronouns do not end in -o when they are "subject things", they do take the -n when they are "object things":
- La patrino lavas la knabon. Ŝi lavas lin. The mother washes the boy. She washes him.
Sources
https://esperanto-afriko.webs.com/kurso%20angle.pdf