La kokso denove estas movebla.

Breakdown of La kokso denove estas movebla.

esti
to be
la
the
denove
again
kokso
the hip
movebla
movable; mobile

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?

Denove means again or anew.

In this sentence, it tells you that the condition has returned:

  • La kokso denove estas movebla = The hip is movable again / The hip is mobile again

It modifies the whole idea of being movable, not just the noun.

Because denove ends in -e, it is an adverb.

Why is it estas?

Estas is the present-tense form of esti, which means to be.

So:

  • esti = to be
  • estas = is / are / am

Esperanto uses the same present-tense ending -as for all persons:

  • mi estas = I am
  • vi estas = you are
  • li estas = he is
  • la kokso estas = the hip is

There is no change like English am/is/are.

How is movebla formed?

Movebla is built from parts:

  • mov- = move
  • -ebl- = able to be, possible to
  • -a = adjective

So movebla literally means able to be moved or movable.

This suffix -ebl- is very useful in Esperanto. For example:

  • legebla = readable, able to be read
  • videbla = visible, able to be seen
  • komprenebla = understandable, able to be understood
Does movebla mean movable or mobile?

It can correspond to English movable, and in context like a body part it can also be understood as mobile.

Literally, movebla means able to be moved.

In natural English, if you are talking about a hip after injury or surgery, you might translate the whole sentence as:

  • The hip is movable again
  • The hip is mobile again
  • The hip can move again

The exact English wording depends on the context, but the Esperanto form is straightforward.

Why does movebla end in -a?

Because movebla is an adjective, and adjectives in Esperanto end in -a.

It describes kokso:

  • kokso = hip
  • movebla = movable

So movebla agrees with the noun it describes.

In this sentence the noun is singular and not accusative, so the adjective stays in the basic form:

  • la kokso estas movebla

If the noun were plural, the adjective would also become plural:

  • la koksoj estas moveblaj = the hips are movable
Could I also say La kokso estas denove movebla?

Yes. That is also correct.

Esperanto word order is fairly flexible, especially with adverbs like denove.

So both of these work:

  • La kokso denove estas movebla
  • La kokso estas denove movebla

The meaning is basically the same. The difference is mainly one of emphasis or style.

The version with denove earlier in the sentence can make again stand out slightly more.

Is there anything special about the word order in this sentence?

The sentence follows a very common pattern:

  • La kokso = subject
  • denove = adverb
  • estas = verb
  • movebla = predicate adjective

So it is essentially: subject + adverb + verb + adjective

This is a normal and easy Esperanto sentence pattern.

Because Esperanto has clear endings, word order is more flexible than in English, but this version is very natural.

How is the sentence pronounced?

A simple pronunciation guide is:

la KOK-so de-NO-ve ES-tas mo-VE-bla

A few helpful notes:

  • o is like the o in for in many teaching systems, but kept pure
  • e is like e in bet, but pure
  • stress in Esperanto is always on the second-to-last syllable

So:

  • kokso → KOK-so
  • denove → de-NO-ve
  • estas → ES-tas
  • movebla → mo-VE-bla
Why isn’t there an accusative -n anywhere?

Because nothing in this sentence is a direct object.

This is a linking sentence with estas:

  • La kokso is the subject
  • movebla describes the subject

The accusative -n is usually used for a direct object or for certain movement expressions. Neither is happening here.

So:

  • La kokso denove estas movebla is correct
  • La kokson denove estas movebla would be wrong
Would kokso usually refer to the anatomical hip?

Yes. Kokso normally means the hip in the anatomical sense.

Depending on context, it can refer to:

  • the hip area of the body
  • the hip joint region

So in a medical or physical-movement context, this sentence would naturally be understood as talking about the hip being able to move again.

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