"Vi donas al mi esperon."

Translation: You give me hope.

[VoxSilentum]

Why accusative?

[bajanisto]

La verbo "doni" estas transitiva verbo, kiu povas havi rektan objekton, do "esperoN" (akuzativo).

[VoxSilentum]

Thanks, some of the accusative stuff still confuses me

[andrewgtreantos]

Vi (subject) donas (verb) esperon (object) al mi. (no accusative 'n' after preposition 'al')

[bajanisto]

and al mi (an indirect object = nerekta/dativa objekto).

[tommylinsley]

'Esperon' is separated from the subject by a few words, but still the direct object in this case. Think of it as "Vi donas esperon al mi".

[Dejo]

The object usually answers the question ""what"". You give me what? ""Hope"" is the object. of the sentence.

[aryabferduzi]

Vi, estas la lumo de mia vivo... Vi donas al mi esperon per dauxrigxi...