Dum renovigo la konsulo kontrolas naciecon kaj fingrospuron.

During a renewal, the consul checks nationality and a fingerprint.

Breakdown of Dum renovigo la konsulo kontrolas naciecon kaj fingrospuron.

• la: the
• kaj: and
• kontroli: to check
• dum: during

Questions & Answers about Dum renovigo la konsulo kontrolas naciecon kaj fingrospuron.

Why is there no la before renovigo?

Because renovigo here is being used in a general sense: dum renovigo = during renewal / during a renewal process.

In Esperanto, you often leave out la when you mean something non-specific or general. If you said dum la renovigo, that would usually mean during the specific renewal already known from context.

So:

• dum renovigo = during renewal, during a renewal process
• dum la renovigo = during the renewal, during that particular renewal

What does dum mean, and what kind of word is it?

Dum means during here. It is a preposition.

So dum renovigo literally means during renewal.

A useful extra note: dum can also be a conjunction meaning while, followed by a whole clause.

For example:

• dum renovigo = during renewal
• dum li atendas = while he waits

In your sentence, it is the prepositional use.

How is renovigo built?

Renovigo is a noun ending in -o. It refers to the act or process of renewing.

You can think of it as:

• renovig- = renew, make valid/new again
• -o = noun ending

So renovigo means something like renewal or renewing.

For a learner, the most important point is that this is a noun naming an action or process, not a verb.