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provadi

provadi/proˈva.di/

Official root prov- (Fundamento, 1905)

provadi is an Esperanto verb meaning “keep trying”.

Meaning

keep trying

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Definition in Esperanto

  1. Ade provi
    • de loko al loko tre malĝoje li provadis trovi la sufiĉan klientaron
    • mi provis kaj provadis, sed kion ajn mi faras, mi malsukcesas .

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Pronunciation

IPA
/proˈva.di/
Syllables
pro·VA·di

Word structure

  1. provrootprovo
  2. adsuffixcontinued action
  3. iendinginfinitive

Forms

infinitiveprovadi
presentprovadas
pastprovadis
futureprovados
conditionalprovadus
volitiveprovadu
active participle · ongoingprovadanta
active participle · completedprovadinta
active participle · about toprovadonta

Example sentences

  • Ni devas pli provadi la bremson.We must put the brake to further trials. #754909provadi: keep trying
  • Mi ne havas la forton por provadi plu.I don't have the strength to keep trying. #435504
  • Mi provadis ĉesi fumi.I've been trying to quit smoking. #8601255

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Related words

prov-

In other languages

Españolintentar continuamente
Deutsch(systematisch) ausprobieren, austesten
Polskipróbować, sprawdzać, usiłować
Русскийпробовать, пытаться
Magyarpróbálkozik, próbálgat, kísérletezget
中文做实验
Българскипробвам, опитвам, тествам
Беларускаяспрабаваць

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