konsistas

Konsistas is the present tense form of the Esperanto verb konsisti, meaning "to consist" or "to be composed of." In Esperanto, verbs do not change for person or number, so konsistas can be used with any subject: mi konsistas, vi konsistas, li konsistas, ni konsistas, and so on. The form indicates a current state of composition rather than a process.

The verb is commonly used with the preposition el to express the components that make up something, and it is also possible to use konsisti de as an alternative construction. For example, "La strukturo konsistas el tri partoj" or "La strukturo konsistas de tri partoj" both convey that the structure is made of three parts. Other examples include "La planto konsistas el folioj, steloj, kaj radiko" and "La procezo konsistas el kvar etapaĵoj." These usages emphasize the material or structural makeup of a thing.

Usage notes and nuances: konsisti emphasizes inherent composition or constitution rather than a habitual action. It pairs naturally with nouns describing elements or parts, and the choice between el and de may vary by speaker or register. The verb is a basic, widely used term in everyday Esperanto, particularly in descriptions of objects, systems, and groups.

See also: konsisti, Esperanto grammar, composition expressions.