La kokso denove estas movebla.

to be

Breakdown of La kokso denove estas movebla.

• la: the
• denove: again
• kokso: the hip

Questions & Answers about La kokso denove estas movebla.

Why does the sentence start with la?

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

So la kokso means the hip, not just a hip or hip in general.

Esperanto has:

• la for the
• no separate word for a/an

So:

• kokso = hip
• la kokso = the hip

In a sentence like this, la usually suggests a specific hip that is already known from context.

What does kokso mean, and why does it end in -o?

Kokso means hip.

The ending -o marks a noun in Esperanto. That is one of the most basic patterns in the language:

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

So kokso is a noun because it ends in -o.

If it were plural, it would become koksoj = hips.

What does denove mean here?