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3.1 Case and number

Esperanto has no grammatical gender.
There are two numbers – singular and plural. Singular has zero ending, plural is expressed by the ending j added to the basic form of the word.
singular
amiko
friend
plural
amikoj
friends
Regarding of the form, there are two cases – nominative and accusative. Nominative has zero ending, accusative is expressed by the ending n added to the word in proper number.
nom. sg.:
bela domo
nice house
acc. sg
belan domon
nice house
nom. pl
belaj domoj
nice houses
acc. pl.
belajn domojn
nice houses

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