Word
La direktoro aplaŭdis la trupon.
Meaning
The director applauded the troupe.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of La direktoro aplaŭdis la trupon.
la
the
trupo
the theatrical troupe; company
aplaŭdi
to applaud
direktoro
the director; manager
Questions & Answers about La direktoro aplaŭdis la trupon.
Why is it la direktoro and la trupon with la both times?
La means the.
So:
- la direktoro = the director
- la trupon = the troupe
Esperanto has only one definite article: la. It does not change for gender, number, or case.
Why does trupon end in -n, but direktoro does not?
The -n ending marks the direct object.
In this sentence:
- la direktoro is the person doing the action
- la trupon is the thing receiving the action
So the director is applauding the troupe, which makes trupon the direct object.
This -n is called the accusative ending.
Why is it trupon and not trupojn?
Because trupon is singular.
- trupo = a troupe
- trupon = a troupe, as a direct object
- trupoj = troupes
- trupojn = troupes, as a direct object
So this sentence talks about one troupe.
What does the ending -is in aplaŭdis mean?