Word
La modelo kontrolas la fonon kaj la kadron.
Meaning
The model checks the background and the frame.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of La modelo kontrolas la fonon kaj la kadron.
la
the
kaj
and
kontroli
to check
fono
the background
Questions & Answers about La modelo kontrolas la fonon kaj la kadron.
Why do fonon and kadron end in -n?
The -n ending marks the direct object in Esperanto. These are the things being controlled, so they take -n.
- la modelo = the subject, the thing doing the action
- kontrolas = controls / is controlling
- la fonon and la kadron = the objects, the things receiving the action
This is called the accusative ending.
Why doesn’t modelo also have -n?
Because modelo is the subject, not the object. In Esperanto, the subject normally has no special ending, while the direct object takes -n.
So:
- La modelo = the model does the action
- la fonon kaj la kadron = what the action is done to
What does the verb ending -as in kontrolas mean?