"I am not you."
Translation:Mi ne estas vi.
September 18, 2015
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Because esti is a linking verb and linking verbs do not take direct objects, but link on the same level. Both sides remain in the nominative case. Examples:
German: Ich bin der Herr. (not: den Herrn) [Mi estas la Sinjoro.]
Latin: Tu es Petrus. (not: Petrum) [Vi estas la roko.]
English: Is it I, Lord? (not: me) [Ĉu estas mi, Sinjoro?] (NB: The English speaking are lazy with this.)