Dictionary · verb
genuigi
genuigi/ɡe.nuˈi.ɡi/
Official root genu- (Fundamento, 1905)
genuigi is an Esperanto verb meaning “to bring someone to their knees”.
Meaning
to bring someone to their knees
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Definition in Esperanto
- Starigi sur la genuoj
- li genuigis la kamelojn ekstere de la urbo .
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /ɡe.nuˈi.ɡi/
- Syllables
- ge·nu·I·gi
- Listen
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Word structure
- genurootgenuo
- igsuffixmake, cause
- iendinginfinitive
Forms
| infinitive | genuigi |
|---|---|
| present | genuigas |
| past | genuigis |
| future | genuigos |
| conditional | genuigus |
| volitive | genuigu |
| active participle · ongoing | genuiganta |
| active participle · completed | genuiginta |
| active participle · about to | genuigonta |
Related words
genu-
- -o -i
- -ig- make, cause
genuigi
- -iĝ- become, get
- ek- start, sudden action
In other languages
| Español | arrodillar |
|---|---|
| Français | agenouiller, mettre à genoux |
| Deutsch | knien lassen, auf die Knie zwingen |
| Italiano | far inginocchiare, mettere in ginocchio, inginocchiare |
| Polski | zmuszać do uklęknięcia |
| Українська | ставити на коліна |
| Magyar | letérdeltet, letérdepeltet |
| Türkçe | diz çöktürmek |
| 中文 | 压服 |
| 日本語 | ひざまずかせる |
| Català | fer agenollar, posar de genolls |
| Беларуская | ставіць на калені, прымушаць кленчыць |
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