La dentisto parolis kun la komisiono.

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Breakdown of La dentisto parolis kun la komisiono.

• kun: with
• paroli: to speak
• dentisto: the dentist

Questions & Answers about La dentisto parolis kun la komisiono.

Why is la used before both dentisto and komisiono?

La is the Esperanto definite article, equivalent to English the.

So:

• la dentisto = the dentist
• la komisiono = the committee / the commission

Esperanto uses la separately before each noun when each noun is definite. You do not use one la to cover both words unless they are part of the same noun phrase.

Also, la never changes form. It is always just la.

What does the ending -o mean in dentisto and komisiono?

The ending -o marks a noun in Esperanto.

So:

• dentisto is a noun
• komisiono is a noun

This is one of the most basic and useful Esperanto patterns:

• -o = noun
• -a = adjective
• -e = adverb
• -i = infinitive verb

Because Esperanto is very regular, seeing -o immediately tells you that the word is functioning as a noun.

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