Dictionary · verb
alkateni
alkateni/al.kaˈte.ni/
Official root katen- (Fundamento, 1905)
alkateni is an Esperanto verb meaning “to chain”.
Meaning
- to chain (to something)
- to fetter, confine, bind, rivet (to something)
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Related meanings: chain, fetter
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Definition in Esperanto
- Ligi al io per kateno
- alkateni hundon al pordo
- (figure) vi estas alkatenita, sed al pan-dona arbo! (al bona ofico)
see also: alforĝi.
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /al.kaˈte.ni/
- Syllables
- al·ka·TE·ni
- Listen
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Word structure
Forms
| infinitive | alkateni |
|---|---|
| present | alkatenas |
| past | alkatenis |
| future | alkatenos |
| conditional | alkatenus |
| volitive | alkatenu |
| active participle · ongoing | alkatenanta |
| active participle · completed | alkateninta |
| active participle · about to | alkatenonta |
Example sentences
- Mi volas alkateni min al tiu arbo.I want to chain myself to that tree. #5043535
- Tomaso forgesis alkateni sian velocipedon, do ĝi estis malaperinta, kiam li revenis.Tom forgot to lock his bike up, and when he came back it was gone. #4400027alkateni: to chain
- Manjo alkatenis sin al la mikrofono proteste al la milito en Gazao.Mary chained herself to the microphone in protest of the war in Gaza. #12713166
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Related words
katen-
- -o -i
- -ig- make, cause
- -iĝ- become, get
- mal- opposite
- compounds
In other languages
| Français | attacher (à), clouer (à), immobiliser |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | anketten |
| Polski | przykuć |
| Русский | приковать |
| Nederlands | vastketenen |
| Čeština | připoutat |
| Slovenčina | pripútať |
| Magyar | odaláncol, hozzáláncol |
| 日本語 | 鎖でつなぐ |
| Română | captură, reține |
| Bahasa Indonesia | membelenggu di/ke |
| Беларуская | прыкоўваць |
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