Word
La asocio mendis novan komputilon.
Meaning
The association ordered a new computer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about La asocio mendis novan komputilon.
Why does the sentence start with la?
La is the definite article in Esperanto, like the in English. It shows that the speaker has a specific association in mind: the association.
Esperanto has only one article, la. It does not change for gender, number, or case.
Why is there no word for a before novan komputilon?
Esperanto has no indefinite article. English distinguishes between a computer and the computer, but Esperanto only marks the definite one with la.
So:
- komputilo = a computer or just computer
- la komputilo = the computer
That is why novan komputilon can mean a new computer without any extra word for a.
What does the ending -o in asocio mean?
The ending -o marks a noun in Esperanto. So asocio is a noun meaning association.
This is one of the most important Esperanto patterns:
- -o = noun
- -a = adjective
- -e = adverb
- -i = infinitive verb
So when you see asocio or komputilo, the -o tells you they are nouns.
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