Dictionary · verb
krokodili
krokodili/kro.koˈdi.li/
Official root krokodil- (Fundamento, 1905)
krokodili is an Esperanto verb meaning “speak a language besides Esperanto with…”.
Meaning
- to speak among Esperantists in a language besides Esperanto, especially one's native language or a language not spoken by everyone present (literally, "to crocodile")
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speak a language besides Esperanto with Esperantists
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Related meanings: crocodile
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Definition in Esperanto
- Paroli kun esperantistoj ne en Esperanto
- homoj pli-malpli kaŝe parolas en fremda lingvo – krokodilas – por interŝanĝi maldecaĵojn pri la ĉeestantoj
- oni ja plejparte krokodilis, kaj tamen la etoso ŝajne venis
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /kro.koˈdi.li/
- Syllables
- kro·ko·DI·li
- Listen
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Word structure
- krokodilrootkrokodilo
- iendinginfinitive
Forms
| infinitive | krokodili |
|---|---|
| present | krokodilas |
| past | krokodilis |
| future | krokodilos |
| conditional | krokodilus |
| volitive | krokodilu |
| active participle · ongoing | krokodilanta |
| active participle · completed | krokodilinta |
| active participle · about to | krokodilonta |
Example sentences
- Por varbi por Esperanto necesas krokodili.To recruit people for Esperanto, you have to speak other languages. #12254773krokodili: to speak among Esperantists in a language besides Esperanto, especially one's native language or…
- Mi estas Esperantisto, kiu krokodilas.I'm an Esperantist who speaks other languages around Esperantists. #9085774krokodilas → krokodili: to speak among Esperantists in a language besides Esperanto, especially one's native language or…
- Mi ne volas krokodili.I only want to speak Esperanto. #12254772krokodili: to speak among Esperantists in a language besides Esperanto, especially one's native language or…
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Related words
krokodil-
- -o -i
krokodili krokodilo
In other languages
| Français | crocodiler |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | krokodilisch sprechen, unter Esperantisten nicht Esperanto, sondern die Muttersprache benutzen |
| Italiano | coccodrillare (non parlare in Esperanto) |
| Polski | krokodylić |
| Русский | крокодилить |
| Українська | говорити національною мовою серед есперантистів |
| Nederlands | krokodillen (zijn moedertaal spreken i.p.v. Esperanto) |
| Magyar | krokodilkodik |
| 日本語 | 自国語で話す |
| Беларуская | гаварыць не на эспэранта ў асяродку эспэрантыстаў |
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