Mi tute komprenas la formularon.

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Breakdown of Mi tute komprenas la formularon.

• la: the
• kompreni: to understand
• formularo: the form; questionnaire

Questions & Answers about Mi tute komprenas la formularon.

Why does formularon end in -n?

The -n marks the direct object in Esperanto.

In Mi tute komprenas la formularon, the thing being understood is the form, so formularo becomes formularon.

• Mi = I
• komprenas = understand
• la formularon = the form

This -n ending is called the accusative ending. It shows which noun receives the action.

Compare:

• La formularo estas longa. = The form is long.
  (formularo is the subject, so no -n)

• Mi legas la formularon. = I read the form.
  (formularon is the object, so it takes -n)

What does tute mean here?

Tute means completely, totally, or entirely.

So Mi tute komprenas la formularon means not just I understand the form, but I understand the form completely.

Here, tute modifies the verb komprenas, telling you how fully the speaker understands it.

You can think of it as an adverb:

• tuta = whole, entire
• tute = wholly, completely

Esperanto often uses -e for adverbs, so tute is the adverb form.

Why is komprenas used instead of some shorter form like kompreni?