La nivelo de doloro estas alta.

to be

Breakdown of La nivelo de doloro estas alta.

• la: the
• de: of
• doloro: the pain

Questions & Answers about La nivelo de doloro estas alta.

Why is it La nivelo and not just nivelo?

La is the definite article, meaning the. So La nivelo means the level.

Esperanto uses la for definite nouns, but unlike English, it does not have an indefinite article like a/an. So:

• nivelo = level / a level
• la nivelo = the level

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a specific pain level, so la is used.

What does de mean here?

De usually means of, from, or sometimes shows possession or relationship.

Here, nivelo de doloro means level of pain.

So the structure is:

• nivelo = level
• de doloro = of pain

This is a very common Esperanto pattern, similar to English noun + of + noun.

Why is it doloro and not la doloro?