Word
La kuracisto klarigas la diagnozon de la artiko.
Meaning
The doctor explains the diagnosis of the joint.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of La kuracisto klarigas la diagnozon de la artiko.
la
the
de
of
kuracisto
the doctor
klarigi
to explain
Questions & Answers about La kuracisto klarigas la diagnozon de la artiko.
Why does diagnozon end in -n?
The -n ending marks the direct object in Esperanto.
In La kuracisto klarigas la diagnozon de la artiko:
- La kuracisto = the doctor → the subject, the one doing the action
- klarigas = explains
- la diagnozon = the diagnosis → the thing being explained
So diagnozo becomes diagnozon because it is receiving the action of explains.
This -n ending is called the accusative ending.
Why is there no -n on kuracisto?
Because kuracisto is the subject, not the direct object.
Esperanto usually marks:
- subject: no -n
- direct object: -n
So:
- La kuracisto = the doctor does the explaining
- la diagnozon = the diagnosis is what gets explained
Even if the word order changed, the -n would still help show what role the noun has.
What does kuracisto literally mean?