Breakdown of La inspektoro kontrolas la dokumenton.
la
the
kontroli
to check
inspektoro
the inspector
dokumento
the document
Questions & Answers about La inspektoro kontrolas la dokumenton.
Why is la used twice in La inspektoro kontrolas la dokumenton?
La is the Esperanto definite article, meaning the. It does not change for gender, number, or case, so the same form is used everywhere.
It appears twice because both nouns are definite:
- la inspektoro = the inspector
- la dokumenton = the document
Esperanto has no indefinite article, so there is no separate word for a or an.
Why does inspektoro end in -o?
In Esperanto, nouns end in -o. So inspektoro is a noun meaning inspector.
This is one of the most basic and useful patterns in Esperanto:
- -o = noun
- -a = adjective
- -e = adverb
- -i = infinitive verb
Because of this system, word classes are very easy to recognize.
Why does kontrolas end in -as?