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forlavi

forlavi/forˈla.vi/

Official root lav- (Fundamento, 1905)

forlavi is an Esperanto verb meaning “to wash away”.

Meaning

to wash awaywash off

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Definition in Esperanto

  1. Forigi lavante
    • ŝtonojn forlavas la akvo
    • mi forlavis de vi vian sangon

    see also: lesivi

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Pronunciation

IPA
/forˈla.vi/
Syllables
for·LA·vi

Word structure

  1. forrootforo
  2. lavrootlavo
  3. iendinginfinitive

Forms

infinitiveforlavi
presentforlavas
pastforlavis
futureforlavos
conditionalforlavus
volitiveforlavu
active participle · ongoingforlavanta
active participle · completedforlavinta
active participle · about toforlavonta

Example sentences

  • La pluvo forlavis la polvon.The rain washed away the dust. #2695723
  • Tomo forlavis la sangon de siaj manoj.Tom washed away the blood from his hands. #4986179
  • Samio volis forlavi siajn pekojn.Sami wanted to wash his sins away. #11098650

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Related words

lav-

In other languages

Françaisfaire partir en lavant, purifier de
Deutschwegwaschen, auswaschen, wegspülen
Polskiwymyć
Українськавимивати, змивати
Češtinaodplavit, smýt, spláchnout, vyplavit
Slovenčinaspláchnuť, zmyť
中文洗刷
日本語洗い落とす
Беларускаязмываць

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