Breakdown of La terapiisto kontrolas la evoluon.
la
the
kontroli
to check
terapiisto
the therapist
evoluo
development; evolution
Questions & Answers about La terapiisto kontrolas la evoluon.
Why is there la before both nouns?
La is the Esperanto definite article, equivalent to English the. It does not change for gender, number, or case, so the same form is used everywhere:
- la terapiisto = the therapist
- la evoluon = the development
Unlike English, Esperanto has only one article form here: la.
What does the ending -o in terapiisto and evoluo mean?
The ending -o marks a noun in Esperanto.
So:
- terapiisto = a noun
- evoluo = a noun
This is one of the most important regular features of Esperanto: word endings show the part of speech very clearly.
What does -isto mean in terapiisto?