"La flegisto konsilis, ke mi iru al malsanulejo."
Translation:The nurse advised me to go to a hospital.
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My god. Malsanulejo in Esperanto literally means "the place of sick people" (mal·san·ul·ej·o) I love this language
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More amusing than that if you consider Malo means opposite. (sickness malsalo meaning opposite of healthy)
It's the place of people that are the opposite of healthy.
malsanulejo is a little it like the German word "Krankenhaus" ("krank" --> to be sick; "die Kranken" --> the sick people; "Haus" --> house => "Krankenhaus") :)
Some nurses work in dedicated areas away from the hospital. For examples; the school's nurse, the nursing home's nurses, a clinic's nurse (a place for check ups only).
Why is there an imperative after konsili? Firstly, it isn't a command, and secondly, the idea of pressuring someone into doing something, which is what imperatives convey, is already contained in konsili, so why repeat it?
The -u ending in subordinate phrases
We also use the -u ending in subordinate phrases starting with ke, when the verb in the preceding, main part of the sentence expresses a want, desire, demand or preference:
Mi volas, ke vi iru. I want you to go.
Li preferas, ke mi ne donu al vi monon. He prefers that I not give you money.
Ŝi postulas, ke la infanoj studu. She demands that the children study.
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flegi = to care for
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-ist- = a suffix used for professions and other things that people are habitually involved in.
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Jes.... kaj kuracisto kuracas.
- flegi - Prizorgi iun malsanan aŭ malfortan (to take care of someone sick or weak.)
