Word
La terapiisto kontrolas la ekvilibron kaj la sintenon.
Meaning
The therapist checks the balance and the posture.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of La terapiisto kontrolas la ekvilibron kaj la sintenon.
la
the
kaj
and
kontroli
to check
terapiisto
the therapist
Questions & Answers about La terapiisto kontrolas la ekvilibron kaj la sintenon.
Why do ekvilibron and sintenon end in -n?
The -n ending marks the direct object in Esperanto. These are the things being checked:
- La terapiisto = the therapist
- kontrolas = checks
- la ekvilibron = the balance
- kaj la sintenon = and the posture/attitude
So the therapist is doing the action, and balance and posture/attitude are receiving the action, which is why they take -n.
Why is it kontrolas and not kontrolis or kontrolos?
Because -as is the Esperanto ending for the present tense.
Some basic verb endings are:
- -as = present
- -is = past
- -os = future
- -us = conditional
- -u = command/jussive
- -i = infinitive
So:
- kontrolas = checks / is checking
- kontrolis = checked
- kontrolos = will check
Why is la used twice: la ekvilibron kaj la sintenon?