La institucio kontrolas ĉiun elspezon.

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Breakdown of La institucio kontrolas ĉiun elspezon.

• kontroli: to check
• ĉiu: every
• elspezo: the expense; expenditure

Questions & Answers about La institucio kontrolas ĉiun elspezon.

Why is there la at the beginning?

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

So la institucio means the institution, not just an institution or institution in general.

A few useful points:

• la never changes form
• Esperanto has no indefinite article, so institucio by itself could mean an institution or just institution
• la is used much like English the, though exact usage can vary a little by context

Why does institucio end in -o?

In Esperanto, nouns normally end in -o.

So:

• instituci- = the root
• -o = noun ending

That makes institucio a noun meaning institution.

This is one of the most basic patterns in Esperanto:

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

Why does kontrolas end in -as?