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algapi
algapi/alˈɡa.pi/
algapi is an Esperanto verb meaning “to gape or stare at”.
Meaning
- to gape or stare at (something or someone)
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Related meanings: stare
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /alˈɡa.pi/
- Syllables
- al·GA·pi
Word structure
Forms
| infinitive | algapi |
|---|---|
| present | algapas |
| past | algapis |
| future | algapos |
| conditional | algapus |
| volitive | algapu |
| active participle · ongoing | algapanta |
| active participle · completed | algapinta |
| active participle · about to | algaponta |
Example sentences
- Li algapis min el malplenaj okuloj.He gave me a blank stare. #1418889
- Tiu infano algapis min kun malfermita buŝo.That child stared at me, his mouth agape. #512641
- Vilhelmo Lutermano (translator), La Transformiĝo (Metamorphosis) by Franz Kafka, III,in the other room the women mingled their tears or stared dry-eyed at the table. (Stanley Corngold translation, Norton, 1996)
- Bertil Nilsson (translator), Orm la Ruĝa (Röde Orm / The Long Ships) by Frans G. Bengtsson, Part 2, Chapter 2,The bishop stared at him in surprise, and at first looked frightened.
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