Breakdown of La konsulejo eldonas la novan pasporton.
la
the
nova
new
pasporto
the passport
konsulejo
the consulate
Questions & Answers about La konsulejo eldonas la novan pasporton.
Why does konsulejo end in -ejo?
The suffix -ejo means place or location associated with something.
So:
- konsulo = consul
- konsulejo = consulate, the place or office of a consul
This is a very common Esperanto pattern:
- lerni = to learn → lernejo = school
- kuiri = to cook → kuirejo = kitchen
- preĝi = to pray → preĝejo = church/place of worship
So konsulejo is literally something like consul-place.
What does eldonas mean exactly?
Eldonas comes from:
- doni = to give
- el- = out
- eldoni = to issue, publish, bring out
In this sentence, eldonas means issues.
So a consulate issues a passport.
In other contexts, eldoni can also mean publish:
- La eldonejo eldonas libron. = The publishing house publishes a book.
Why does eldonas end in -as?