Persono

Persono is the Esperanto noun for a person or human being. It denotes an individual, regardless of age or gender, and is used to refer to a single person or to discuss people in general.

Etymology and form: The word comes from the root person- (from Latin persona) with the Esperanto nominal suffix -o that marks nouns. The related adjective is persona; the plural is personoj; the definite singular is la persono; the definite plural is la personoj.

Grammar and usage: It is a count noun with no grammatical gender. The accusative form is personon. Possession is expressed with phrases such as de la persono or other constructions using appropriate determiners. Pronouns such as li (he), ŝi (she), and ili (they) can refer to persons, with gender understood from context. The term is common in everyday speech as well as in formal discourse.

Examples: Mi vidis la personon en la strato. Ĉiu persono havas rajtojn. La personoj en la ĉambro parolas pri la temo. These examples illustrate the basic use of persono to refer to a single individual or to people in general.