Dictionary · verb
devontigi
devontigi/de.vonˈti.ɡi/
Official root dev- (Fundamento, 1905)
devontigi is an Esperanto verb meaning “pledge”.
Meaning
pledgevow
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to obligate
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Definition in Esperanto
- Ligi per promeso, ke tiu nepre faros
- dum la ŝuldanto silente devontigas sin al dankemo, same ankaŭ la bonfaranto devontigas sin al konservado […] de tiu sama bonvolo
- [li timis] devontigi sin sen scio al pagado de grandaj sumoj .
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /de.vonˈti.ɡi/
- Syllables
- de·von·TI·gi
Word structure
- devrootdevo
- ontsuffixabout to do (active, future)
- igsuffixmake, cause
- iendinginfinitive
Forms
| infinitive | devontigi |
|---|---|
| present | devontigas |
| past | devontigis |
| future | devontigos |
| conditional | devontigus |
| volitive | devontigu |
| active participle · ongoing | devontiganta |
| active participle · completed | devontiginta |
| active participle · about to | devontigonta |
Example sentences
- Mia onklo sin devontigis instrui kuiradon.My uncle engaged himself in teaching cooking. #494760devontigis → devontigi: to obligate
- Mi devontigas min fari tion.I undertake to do that. #5696772devontigas → devontigi: to obligate
- Li timis devontigi sin al pagado de grandaj sumoj.He's afraid to involve himself in paying large sums. #4224850devontigi: to obligate
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Related words
In other languages
| Français | engager |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verpflichten |
| Polski | zobowiązywać |
| Русский | обязать |
| Українська | зобов’язувати, покладати обов’язок |
| Čeština | omezit závazkem., zavázat |
| Slovenčina | zaviazať |
| Magyar | elkötelez |
| 日本語 | 約束させる |
| Bahasa Indonesia | berikrar, berjanji, bersumpah |
| Беларуская | абавязваць |
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