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==Grammar and vocabulary==
==Grammar and vocabulary==
Esperanto has sixteen concise [[grammar|grammatical]] rules. Most significantly for English-speaking learners, several difficult features of foreign languages are absent from Esperanto. [[Noun]]s have no gender, and all nouns and [[pronoun]]s form the accusative [[grammatical case|case]] regularly with an ''-n'' suffix. There are no irregular [[verb]]s. Verbs are not conjugated for [[person (grammar)|person]] or [[number (grammar)|number]] and do not directly express [[aspect (grammar)|aspect]]; they do express past, present, and future [[tense]]s in the indicative [[mood (grammar)|mood]] as well as tenseless subjunctive and imperative moods. Esperanto does not have different words for "you"; the same word, "''vi''", is used to address any individuals or groups of people, regardless of their status.
Esperanto has sixteen concise [[grammar|grammatical]] rules. Most significantly for English-speaking learners, several difficult features of foreign languages are absent from Esperanto. [[Noun]]s have no gender, and all nouns and [[pronoun]]s form the accusative [[grammatical case|case]] regularly with an ''-n'' [[suffix]]. There are no irregular [[verb]]s. Verbs are not conjugated for [[person (grammar)|person]] or [[number (grammar)|number]] and do not directly express [[aspect (grammar)|aspect]]; they do express past, present, and future [[tense]]s in the indicative [[mood (grammar)|mood]] as well as tenseless subjunctive and imperative moods. Esperanto does not have different words for "you"; the same word, "''vi''", is used to address any individuals or groups of people, regardless of their status.
The language has a primarily [[Latin|Latinate]] vocabulary, but has [[agglutinative]] aspects in its syntax. In keeping with its purpose of being as logical and simple to learn as possible, there are no irregular forms apart from the plural forms of pronouns.
The language has a primarily [[Latin|Latinate]] vocabulary, but has [[agglutinative]] aspects in its syntax. In keeping with its purpose of being as logical and simple to learn as possible, there are no irregular forms apart from the plural forms of pronouns.