"The café is beautiful."

Translation: La kafejo estas bela.

[nudpiedo]

Why is it la kafejo? is it the -ejo ending for places? Then I do not understand why in the previous sentence "parko" was also a place instead of "parkejo".

[BrandonAre2]

Yes the -ej suffix indicates a place, but I'm not sure why it wouldn't be "parkejo". My guess is that because "parko" is a noun that already describes a place, using "parkejo" may be redundant. I'm just learning as well, so I may be way off. Just a guess.

Anybody with more experience/knowledge have an answer?

[vikungen]

Kafejo is formed from the word for coffee "kafo" + the the suffix for location "-ej-".

So kafejo is a place for coffee, a café.

Parko though is not formed in this way, it is it's own root.

[_FelipeValente_]

Your answer is the best!

[Ayase-chan]

Why is the answer La kafejo estas belaS wrong?

[Siavel]

Belas is the verb form of beautiful, Bela is the adjective form. So "La kafejo estas bela" is the same as "La kafejo belas". Either form is correct; however, by saying "La kafejo estas belas", you're effectively saying "The cafe IS IS beautiful", which is wrong.

[Dannielle70]

Bela vs. belas-- can someone explain this rule?

[nudpiedo]

Not sure where you saw "belas" but since it has an "-as" ending it should the present simple or continuous from "beli" a verb to make beatiful like...

ŝi belas la domon -> she beautifies the house

If the ending is -o, it is a substantive, la belo -> The beatiful

You got it, right?

[vikungen]

You're almost right, but a little off.

Bela = beautiful

Beli = to be beautiful

Beligi = to make beautiful / beautify

La domo estas bela = La domo belas

[KonradKond8]

I used "belas" instead of "estas bela"! I'm smart! XD