Questions & Answers about La dungito laboras ĉe la institucio.
Why is la used before both dungito and institucio?
La is the Esperanto definite article, meaning the.
So:
- la dungito = the employee
- la institucio = the institution
Esperanto often uses la much like English the. Also, Esperanto has no separate word for a/an. If you want to say an employee, you would usually just say dungito with no article.
What does dungito literally mean?
Dungito is built from:
- dungi = to employ / to hire
- -it- = a participle element meaning someone who has undergone the action
- -o = noun ending
So dungito literally means a person who has been hired, which is why it means employee.
A useful comparison:
- dunganto = employer
- dungito = employee
Why does laboras end in -as?