Dictionary · verb
eldevigi
eldevigi/el.deˈvi.ɡi/
Official root dev- (Fundamento, 1905)
eldevigi is an Esperanto verb meaning “extort”.
Meaning
- to enforce
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org
extortwrest
Reta Vortaro (ReVo), GPL 2.0
Related meanings: enforce
Wiktionary (English translation tables), CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org
Definition in Esperanto
- Akiri de iu per trudo
- eldevigi de iu konsenton
- se el iu mi maljuste eldevigis ion, mi redonas kvaroblon
Reta Vortaro (ReVo), GPL 2.0 · reta-vortaro.de
Pronunciation
- IPA
- /el.deˈvi.ɡi/
- Syllables
- el·de·VI·gi
Word structure
Forms
| infinitive | eldevigi |
|---|---|
| present | eldevigas |
| past | eldevigis |
| future | eldevigos |
| conditional | eldevigus |
| volitive | eldevigu |
| active participle · ongoing | eldeviganta |
| active participle · completed | eldeviginta |
| active participle · about to | eldevigonta |
Example sentences
- La ŝtelistoj eldevigis de li helpon.He was coerced into helping the thieves. #12413499eldevigis → eldevigi: to enforce
- Janio eldevigis de Skura telefonan seksumadon.Yanni coerced Skura into having phone sex with him. #12413501eldevigis → eldevigi: to enforce
- Ni devas ĉiukoste eldevigi la leĝon.We must uphold the law at all costs. #13863573eldevigi: to enforce
Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR
Related words
In other languages
| Español | arrebatar, sonsacar, obtener mediante coacción |
|---|---|
| Français | extorquer, soutirer, obtenir par la contrainte |
| Deutsch | abnötigen |
| Polski | wymuszać, wymagać |
| Русский | вынудить, вымогать |
| Українська | домагатися |
| Čeština | vymoci, vymáhat, vynutit |
| Slovenčina | vynútiť |
| Magyar | kikényszerít |
| 日本語 | 強請る |
| Bahasa Indonesia | merampas, rampas, merebut, rebut |
| Беларуская | дамагацца |
Reta Vortaro (ReVo), GPL 2.0
Pronunciation, structure and forms: Esperantopedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
If Esperantopedia helped you, you can support it.