atendi / aŭskulti + Object in -n
Verbs That Take -n Directly
The thing or person goes straight after the verb, with -n.
How It Works
| English | Esperanto |
|---|---|
| wait for the train | atendi la trajnon |
| listen to music | aŭskulti muzikon |
| look for the key | serĉi la ŝlosilon |
| look at the film | rigardi la filmon |
A person works the same way: Mi atendas Anan (I am waiting for Ana). Esperanto adds no small word such as por here.
Many verbs of seeing, hearing and searching take an object in this way, among them vidi, legi and trovi. Not every English phrase with for, to or at behaves like this: ĝoji pri keeps its small word. When you learn a new verb, learn it with its usual object.
Examples (5)
- Mi atendas la trajnon.
I am waiting for the train.
Atendi takes the object directly, so trajnon has -n.
- Amara aŭskultas muzikon en la parko.
Amara is listening to music in the park.
Aŭskulti has no word for to; muzikon is the object.
- Kofi serĉas la ŝlosilon.
Kofi is looking for the key.
Serĉi is followed by the thing you search for, with -n.
- Ni rigardas la filmon kune.
We are watching the film together.
Rigardi takes an object, so filmon has -n.
- Ĉu vi atendas Anan?
Are you waiting for Ana?
A name works like any object: Anan.
Common Mistakes
Adding por to atendi.
Mi atendas por la trajno.Mi atendas la trajnon.Esperanto does not say wait for. The train is the object of atendi, so it follows the verb with -n.
Leaving -n off the thing you search for.
Kofi serĉas la ŝlosilo.Kofi serĉas la ŝlosilon.Serĉi takes an object, and the object ends in -n.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Some verbs take -n where English uses a small word.
Related Patterns
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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