Breakdown of La dentisto preparas injekton.
la
the
prepari
to prepare
dentisto
the dentist
injekto
the injection
Questions & Answers about La dentisto preparas injekton.
Why does injekton end in -n?
The -n marks the direct object in Esperanto.
In La dentisto preparas injekton, the dentist is the one doing the action, and injekton is the thing being prepared. So it gets the accusative ending -n.
- la dentisto = the dentist
- preparas = prepares
- injekton = an injection / the injection, as the object of the verb
Without the -n, injekto would just be the basic dictionary form of the noun.
Why is there la before dentisto, but no word for an before injekton?
Esperanto has a definite article, la, but it does not have an indefinite article like English a/an.
So:
- la dentisto = the dentist
- injekton = an injection or just injection depending on context
If you wanted to say the injection, you could say la injekton.
So the lack of a word before injekton does not mean anything is missing. That is normal Esperanto.
What does the ending -as in preparas mean?