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ekpluvi

ekpluvi/ekˈplu.vi/

ekpluvi is an Esperanto verb meaning “to start raining”.

Meaning

  1. to start raining

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Pronunciation

IPA
/ekˈplu.vi/
Syllables
ek·PLU·vi

Word structure

  1. ekprefixstart, sudden action
  2. pluvrootpluvo
  3. iendinginfinitive

Forms

infinitiveekpluvi
presentekpluvas
pastekpluvis
futureekpluvos
conditionalekpluvus
volitiveekpluvu
active participle · ongoingekpluvanta
active participle · completedekpluvinta
active participle · about toekpluvonta

Example sentences

  • Mi apenaŭ komencis labori, kiam ekpluvis.I had hardly started to work when it began to rain. #1209178
  • Por aĉigi la malbonon ekpluvis torente.To make matters worse, it began to rain heavily. #1448467
  • Kiam mi iris eksteren, tuj ekpluvis.As soon as I went out, it began to rain. #3290780

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