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povoscii

povoscii/po.vosˈtsi.i/

Official root sci- (Fundamento, 1905)

povoscii is an Esperanto verb meaning “know how”.

Meaning

know how

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Related meanings: grok

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to be master ofknow

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Definition in Esperanto

  1. Scipovi
    • li povosciis naĝi
    • povoscii paroli Jude

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Pronunciation

IPA
/po.vosˈtsi.i/
Syllables
po·vos·CI·i

Word structure

  1. povrootpovo
  2. olinking vowel
  3. scirootscio
  4. iendinginfinitive

Forms

infinitivepovoscii
presentpovoscias
pastpovosciis
futurepovoscios
conditionalpovoscius
volitivepovosciu
active participle · ongoingpovoscianta
active participle · completedpovosciinta
active participle · about topovoscionta

Example sentences

  • Domaĝe, ke vi ne povoscias danci.It's a pity that you don't know how to dance. #7285125

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Related words

sci-

In other languages

Españolsaber algo, conocer como
Françaissavoir (être capable de)
Deutschkönnen
Polskiumieć, potrafić
Русскийуметь
Українськауміти, знати (мову, ремесло і т.п.)
Češtinamít vědomosti (pro určitou práci)
Slovenčinaovládať, vedieť
Magyartud
日本語できる, 精通している
Българскиумея
Bahasa Indonesiabisa (melakukan sesuatu), tahu (cara melakukan sesuatu dsb.)
Беларускаяумець

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