Breakdown of La dentokliniko akceptas urĝajn pacientojn.
la
the
akcepti
to accept
dentokliniko
the dental clinic
paciento
the patient
Questions & Answers about La dentokliniko akceptas urĝajn pacientojn.
Why does akceptas end in -as?
In Esperanto, -as marks the present tense for all verbs.
So:
- akcepti = to accept
- akceptas = accepts / is accepting
- akceptis = accepted
- akceptos = will accept
A useful thing for English speakers is that Esperanto verbs do not change according to the subject:
- mi akceptas = I accept
- vi akceptas = you accept
- la dentokliniko akceptas = the dental clinic accepts
There is no special -s just for he/she/it as in English; -as is simply the present-tense ending.
What is dentokliniko? Is it one word or two?
It is one compound word.
Esperanto often builds vocabulary by combining smaller parts:
- dento = tooth
- kliniko = clinic
- dentokliniko = dental clinic
This is very normal in Esperanto. English sometimes uses separate words where Esperanto prefers a compound.
You may also see related forms such as:
- dentisto = dentist
- dentokuracado = dental treatment
- dentodoloro = toothache
So dentokliniko is not strange or unusually long; it is a very typical Esperanto compound.