Dictionary · verb
bonteni
bonteni/bonˈte.ni/
Official root ten- (Fundamento, 1905)
bonteni is an Esperanto verb meaning “preserve”.
Meaning
- to maintain
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preservemaintainkeep in good condition
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Definition in Esperanto
- Prizorgi, konservi en konstante bona stato
- por bonteni la tergloban medion, ni devas fari komunan klopodon .
see also: flegi
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /bonˈte.ni/
- Syllables
- bon·TE·ni
Word structure
Forms
| infinitive | bonteni |
|---|---|
| present | bontenas |
| past | bontenis |
| future | bontenos |
| conditional | bontenus |
| volitive | bontenu |
| active participle · ongoing | bontenanta |
| active participle · completed | bonteninta |
| active participle · about to | bontenonta |
Example sentences
- Bonteni aŭton estas konsiderinda elspezo.Keeping a car is a considerable expense. #6196866bonteni: to maintain
- Kiel oni bontenus kosman lifton?How would a space elevator be maintained? #11211318
- Li kontentige bontenas sian aŭton.He takes good care of his car. #12248484bontenas → bonteni: to maintain
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Related words
In other languages
| Español | mantener (en buen estado) |
|---|---|
| Français | maintenir (en état) |
| Deutsch | erhalten, in gutem Zustand halten, pflegen |
| Polski | utrzymywać |
| Українська | тримати в належному стані |
| Čeština | být v dobrém stavu |
| Slovenčina | byť v dobrom stave |
| 中文 | 保全 |
| 日本語 | 保守管理する |
| Bahasa Indonesia | menjaga, melestarikan, melindungi, memelihara |
| Беларуская | падтрымліваць (у належным стане), захоўваць |
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