Dictionary · verb
genui
genui/ɡeˈnu.i/
Official root genu- (Fundamento, 1905)
genui is an Esperanto verb meaning “kneel”.
Meaning
- to kneel
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Definition in Esperanto
- Stari sur la genuoj
- li tri fojojn ĉiutage genuis kaj preĝis al sia Dio
- ili ekvidis Saran, genuantan ĉe la lulilo, en sintenado de virino, nutranta suĉinfanon
synonyms: surgenui
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /ɡeˈnu.i/
- Syllables
- ge·NU·i
- Listen
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Word structure
- genurootgenuo
- iendinginfinitive
Forms
| infinitive | genui |
|---|---|
| present | genuas |
| past | genuis |
| future | genuos |
| conditional | genuus |
| volitive | genuu |
| active participle · ongoing | genuanta |
| active participle · completed | genuinta |
| active participle · about to | genuonta |
Example sentences
- Mi vidis lin genui en la preĝejo.I saw him kneeling in church. #11902443
- Kial Tomo genuis?Why was Tom kneeling? #7982602
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Related words
genu-
- -o -i
genui genuo
- -ig- make, cause
- -iĝ- become, get
- ek- start, sudden action
In other languages
| Español | estar de rodillas |
|---|---|
| Português | estar de joelhos |
| Français | être à genoux, être agenouillé |
| Deutsch | knien |
| Italiano | stare in ginocchio, stare inginocchiato |
| Polski | uklęknąć |
| Українська | стояти навколішки, на колінах, клячати |
| Čeština | klečet |
| Slovenčina | kľačať |
| Magyar | térdel, térdepel |
| 中文 | 跪 |
| 日本語 | ひざまずいている, ひざ立ちしている |
| Български | стоя на колене, коленича (неподвижно) |
| Català | estar agenollat, estar de genolls, agenollar-se, posar-se de genolls |
| Bahasa Indonesia | berlutut |
| ไทย | คุกเข่า |
| Беларуская | кленчыць |
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