Esperanto was designed to be extremely consistent and easy to learn. As such, Esperanto employs a grammer-coded system. Here are some examples of how it works:
GRAMMATICAL ENDINGS
-o: noun
-e: adverb
-j: plural
-i: infinitive verb
is: past tense
-os: future tense
-u: imperative
-us: conditional
-int-: past active
-ant-: present active
ont-: future active
-it-: past passive
-ot-: future passive
PREFIXES
bo-: in-law
dis-: dispersal or distribution
ek-: sudden or brief action
eks-: former
ge-: both sexes
mis-: wrongly or mistaken
pra-: ancestor
re-: return or repetition
SUFFIXES
-ac^: low-quality
-aj^: concrete manifestation
-an: member or inhabitant
-ar: group
-ebl: possibility
-ec: abstract concept or quality
-ej: place
-em: tendency
-er: smaller unit
-et: dimunitive
-id: young of an animal
-ig: to make
-ig^: to become
-il: tool or machine
-in: female
-ind: worthiness
-ing: holder
-ism: theory or system
-ist: practitioner
-on: fraction
-uj: container
-ul: person
1 unu; 2 du; 3 tri; 4 kvar; 5 kvin; 6 ses; 7 sep; 8 ok; 9 nau^
10 dek;
Autonomy estas instruistino.
Autonomy is a teacher.
-a: adjective
Autonomy estas scienca intruistino.
Autonomy is a science teacher.
Autonomy instruas bone.
Autonomy teaches well.
Estas du komputiloj en la hejmo de Autonomy.
There are two computers in Autonomy's home.
-n: object noun
Autonomy esploras la interreton.
Autonomy surfs the Web.
Autonomy esperas log^i sur Marson.
Autonomy hopes to live on Mars.
Autonomy helpis designi interplanedan kosmos^ipon.
Autonomy helped design an interplanetary spacecraft.
-as: present tense
Autonomy helpas designi interplanedan kosmos^ipon.
Autonomy helps design an interplanetary spacecraft.
Autonomy helpos designi interplanedan kosmos^ipon.
Autonomy will help design an interplanetary spacecraft.
Helpu nin designi interplanedan kosmos^ipon, Autonomy.
Help us design an interplanetary spacecraft, Autonomy.
Ni havus interplanedan kosmos^ipon se Autonomy helpus nin.
We would have an interplanetary spacecraft if Autonomy would help us.
PARTICIPALS
Verkinta marsan vojag^an simulilan programon, Autonomy riprozas.
After Having completed a Mars flight simulator program, Autonomy takes a break.
Verkanta marsan vojag^an simulilan programon, Autonomy ne havas tempon por ripozi.
As Autonomy is writing a Mars flight simulator program, she has no time for a break.
Verkonta marsan vojag^an simulilan programon, Autonomy studas multe pri tiu temo.
As she is about to write a Mars flight simulator program, Autonomy studies much about the subject.
Marsan vojag^an simulila programo verkita per Autonomy.
A Mars flight simulator program written by Autonomy.
-at-: present passive
Marsan vojag^an simulila programo vertaka per Autonomy.
A Mars flight simulator program being written by Autonomy.
Marsan vojag^an simulila programo verkota per Autonomy.
A Mars flight simulator program about to be written by Autonomy.
PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES
Bofratino (sister-in-law)
Dissendi (to broadcast)
Ekvidi (to glance)
Eksprezidento (expresident)
Geastronau^toj (men and women astronauts)
mal-: opposite
Malproksima (far away, distant)
Misinterpreti (to misinterpret)
Praavo (great-grandfather)
Refari (to remake)
domac^o (shack)
-ad: continuous action
kuradi (to jog)
sensencaj^o (nonsense)
Marsano (Martian)
stelaro (constellation)
nekredebla (impossible)
libereco (freedom)
-eg: augmentive
kosmos^ipego (humongous spaceship)
konsentejo (land of consensus)
imagema (imaginative)
salero (grain of salt)
-estr: leader
kosmos^ipestro (spaceship commander)
submars^ipeto (mini-sub)
katido (kitten)
terigi (to make Earth-like)
terig^ (to become Earth-like)
komputilo (computer)
instruistino (female teacher)
spacinda (spaceworthy)
kandelingo (candlestick)
feminismo (feminism)
genetikisto (geneticist)
-obl: multiple
kvaroble (quadruple)
kvarono (one-quarter)
monujo (wallet)
scienculo (science guy)
NUMBERS IN ESPERANTO
11 dek unu; 12 dek du; 13 dek tri; 14 dek kvar; 15 dek kvin; 16 dek ses; 17 dek sep; 18 dek ok; 19 dek nau^
20 dudek;
30 tridek; 40 kvardek; 50 kvindek; 60 sesdek ...
100 cent; 200 ducent; 300; tricent ; 400 kvarcent ...
1,000 mil
10,000 dekmil
100,000 centmil
1,000,000 miliono
1,000,000,000 biliono
1,000,000,000,000 triliono