Breakdown of La kandidato atendas la laborintervjuon.
la
the
atendi
to wait for
kandidato
the candidate
laborintervjuo
the job interview
Questions & Answers about La kandidato atendas la laborintervjuon.
Why is there no word for for after atendas?
Because Esperanto atendi normally takes a direct object.
English says wait for the job interview, but Esperanto says literally wait the job interview:
La kandidato atendas la laborintervjuon.
So you do not add a separate word meaning for here. The object is shown by the accusative -n on laborintervjuon.
Why does laborintervjuon end in -n?
The -n marks the direct object, the thing being awaited.
- La kandidato = the candidate, the subject
- atendas = waits for / is awaiting
- la laborintervjuon = the job interview, the object
So -n helps show who is doing the action and what receives the action.
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