Word
La frazo sur la prezetikedo klarigas la devenon.
Meaning
The sentence on the price tag explains the origin.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of La frazo sur la prezetikedo klarigas la devenon.
la
the
sur
on
klarigi
to explain
deveno
the origin; provenance
Questions & Answers about La frazo sur la prezetikedo klarigas la devenon.
Why is there la twice in the sentence?
Because Esperanto uses la wherever English would use the.
- la frazo = the sentence
- la prezetikedo = the price tag / label
- la devenon = the origin
Unlike English, Esperanto does not usually leave out the in places where a specific thing is meant. Each noun phrase gets its own la if it is definite.
Why does devenon end in -n?
The -n ending marks the direct object.
In this sentence:
- La frazo = the subject, the thing doing the action
- klarigas = explains
- la devenon = the thing being explained
So deveno becomes devenon because it is the direct object of klarigas.
A quick pattern:
- La instruisto helpas la lernanton.
- La frazo klarigas la devenon.
In both examples, the noun receiving the action gets -n.
Why is sur la prezetikedo placed after frazo?