Dictionary · verb
alturni
alturni/alˈtur.ni/
alturni is an Esperanto verb meaning “to turn in a particular direction”.
Meaning
- to turn (something) in a particular direction
- to turn towards (something or someone)
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /alˈtur.ni/
- Syllables
- al·TUR·ni
Word structure
Forms
| infinitive | alturni |
|---|---|
| present | alturnas |
| past | alturnis |
| future | alturnos |
| conditional | alturnus |
| volitive | alturnu |
| active participle · ongoing | alturnanta |
| active participle · completed | alturninta |
| active participle · about to | alturnonta |
Example sentences
- Alturnu la alian vangon.Turn the other cheek. #1847667
- Oscar Frode (translator), “La Infanoj de Betlehem” (“Betlehems barn” / “Bethlehem’s Children” by Selma Lagerlöf (originally published in Kristuslegender (Christ Legends)),fruit venders and wine dealers put their baskets and jugs on the ground beside the soldier, but he scarcely took the trouble to turn his head to look at them. (Velma Swanston Howard translation, Henry Holt, 1908)
- Bertil Nilsson (translator), La Volo de l'Ĉielo (Himlens vilja) by Artur Lundkvist,the boys taught the rams to butt, stood in front of them with their backsides turned toward [them] and laughing, allowed themselves be sent flying over the ground.
- William Auld (translator), La ĉashundo de la Baskerviloj (The Hound of the Baskervilles) by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 5,just as he was leaving he turned round (lit. turned toward [me]) and he said: ‘It might interest you to know that you have been driving Mr. Sherlock Holmes.’
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