La paciento sentas doloron en la makzelo.

the

Breakdown of La paciento sentas doloron en la makzelo.

• en: in
• senti: to feel
• doloro: the pain

Questions & Answers about La paciento sentas doloron en la makzelo.

Why does doloron end in -n?

Because doloron is the direct object of sentas.

In Esperanto, the direct object usually takes the accusative ending -n. Here:

• La paciento = the subject
• sentas = feels
• doloron = pain, the thing being felt

So doloro becomes doloron because it is what the patient feels.

---

Why is it en la makzelo and not en la makzelon?

Because en can be used in two different ways:

• en + nominative = in, inside, at a location
• en + accusative (-n) = into, indicating movement toward a place

Here there is no movement. The pain is located in the jaw, so Esperanto uses:

• en la makzelo = in the jaw

If there were movement, then -n could appear, as in something like meti ion en la skatolon = put something into the box.

---

Why is there la in both La paciento and la makzelo?