La hundido bojas ĉe la pordo.

the

Breakdown of La hundido bojas ĉe la pordo.

• ĉe: at
• pordo: the door
• hundido: the puppy

Questions & Answers about La hundido bojas ĉe la pordo.

Why is la used, and why does it appear twice?

La is the Esperanto definite article, meaning the.

It appears twice because it applies separately to hundido and pordo:

• la hundido = the puppy
• la pordo = the door

Esperanto uses la much like English uses the. Unlike English, though, Esperanto has no indefinite article. So:

• hundido = a puppy or just puppy
• la hundido = the puppy

What does hundido mean exactly, and how is it built?

Hundido is made from:

• hund- = dog
• -id- = offspring, young one
• -o = noun ending

So hundido literally means young dog / offspring of a dog, which in natural English is puppy.

This suffix is very useful in Esperanto. For example:

• kato = cat
• katido = kitten

Why is there an -o at the end of hundido and pordo?