Word
La dentokliniko estas privata.
Meaning
The dental clinic is private.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of La dentokliniko estas privata.
esti
to be
la
the
dentokliniko
the dental clinic
privata
private
Questions & Answers about La dentokliniko estas privata.
Why is there la at the beginning?
La is the definite article, meaning the. Esperanto has only one definite article, and it does not change for gender, number, or case.
So la dentokliniko means the dental clinic.
A useful point for English speakers: Esperanto has no indefinite article. So dentokliniko by itself could mean a dental clinic or just dental clinic depending on context.
How is dentokliniko formed?
It is a compound word:
- dento = tooth
- kliniko = clinic
Together, dentokliniko means dental clinic or literally tooth-clinic.
In Esperanto compounds, the last element is the main one. So this is a kind of kliniko. The first part, dento-, tells you what kind of clinic it is.
Why does dentokliniko end in -o?