La terapiisto uzas specialan bandaĝon.

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Breakdown of La terapiisto uzas specialan bandaĝon.

• uzi: to use
• terapiisto: the therapist
• bandaĝo: the bandage

Questions & Answers about La terapiisto uzas specialan bandaĝon.

Why does uzas end in -as?

In Esperanto, all present-tense verbs end in -as. So uzas means uses or is using, depending on context.

A useful thing for English speakers is that Esperanto verbs do not change for person:

• mi uzas = I use
• vi uzas = you use
• li/ŝi uzas = he/she uses
• ili uzas = they use

So you do not need different forms like use/uses/am using.

Why do specialan and bandaĝon both end in -n?

The -n marks the direct object. In this sentence, the thing being used is specialan bandaĝon.

Ask yourself: The therapist uses what?
Answer: a special bandage.

That makes bandaĝon the direct object, so it gets -n.

Because speciala describes bandaĝo, the adjective must agree with the noun. That means if the noun has -n, the adjective gets -n too:

• speciala bandaĝo = a special bandage
• specialan bandaĝon = a special bandage (as a direct object)

Why is there no word for a/an before specialan bandaĝon?