All of the letters have are always pronounced the same, including the
vowels. There are no such things as 'hard' and 'soft' vowel sounds. Would
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There is only one Definite Article, "LA".
For words of more than one syllable, the emphasis is always on the next
to the last syllable.
The language is built on 'root words'. If a root word ends with the letter
'o', the word is the noun form of the root word. If it
ends with the letter 'a', the word is an adjective. The
infinitive verb form of a root word ends with the letter 'i'.
If a word ends with the letter 'e', it is an adverb. If you
learn 100 root words, you would know 100 nouns, 100 verbs, 100 adjectives,
100 adverbs, etc.
The language also uses prefixes and suffixes to build words. By using the
Past (-is), Present (-as), and Future-tense (-os) endings, you would expand
your vocabulary even more!
Every word is pronounced as it is spelled. Every letter is pronounced, including
double vowels.
There is an accusative ending (the letter 'n'), to show the direct object
of the phrase. This allows words to be shuffled, according to a speakers
native language grammar rules, and the phrase will still be easily understood
by other Esperantists. (For example, Germans build sentences differently
from Japanese, and from Americans.)
Adopted 'foreign words' (those not in the original dictionary of Esperanto)
don't change. Only the orthography and endings change. (Example: telephone
= telefono.)
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