jen

Here Is

Level 1

Jen means here is, and the noun after it stays plain.

How It Works

SayMeaning
Jen la domo.Here is the house.
Jen Ana kaj Kenji.Here are Ana and Kenji.
Jen estas la teo.Here is the tea.

Jen asks the listener to look or to listen: here is this, look at this. You use it when you show, hand over or announce something.

Because jen is not a verb, the noun after it is not an object. It keeps its plain form: Jen la domo, with no -n. A plural noun adds only -j: Jen tri katoj.

Writers often leave out the verb. You can also say it in full with estas: Jen estas la teo.

Examples (5)

  1. Jen la domo.

    Here is the house.

    La domo stays plain because jen is not a verb.

  2. Jen Ana kaj Kenji.

    Here are Ana and Kenji.

    Jen can introduce several people at once.

  3. Jen estas la teo, Mei.

    Here is the tea, Mei.

    Estas can be added, and the noun is still plain.

  4. Jen tri katoj!

    Here are three cats!

    A plural noun adds -j, never -n.

  5. Jen la nova gasto, Kofi.

    Here is the new guest, Kofi.

    Jen can present a person with a short description.

Common Mistakes

  • Adding -n after jen.

    Jen la domon.
    Jen la domo.

    Jen is not a verb, so the noun after it is not an object. It keeps its plain form.

How It Connects

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Learn This First

Jen points at something in the same way that estas names what there is.