La obeema hundido nek bojas nek mordas.

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Breakdown of La obeema hundido nek bojas nek mordas.

• nek: neither/nor
• hundido: the puppy
• boji: to bark

Questions & Answers about La obeema hundido nek bojas nek mordas.

Why is the sentence starting with la?

La is the definite article, meaning the.

So la obeema hundido means the obedient puppy.

A useful point for English speakers: Esperanto has the equivalent of "the", but it does not have a separate word for a/an. So:

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

What does obeema mean, and how is it built?

Obeema means obedient.

It is built from:

• obei = to obey
• -em- = a suffix meaning inclined to, having a tendency to
• -a = adjective ending

So obeema literally suggests inclined to obey, which is why it means obedient.

This suffix is very common in Esperanto. For example:

• parolema = talkative
• dormema = sleepy, inclined to sleep

What does hundido mean exactly?