Dictionary · verb
veli
veli/ˈve.li/
Official root vel- (Fundamento, 1905)
veli is an Esperanto verb meaning “sail”.
Meaning
- to sail
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sail
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Definition in Esperanto
- Veturi per veloj, puŝata de vento
- du marojn inter kiuj staras Korint', mi velis
- la boato priskribis kurban linion kaj tuj poste ĝi velis tra du gvidmarkiloj
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /ˈve.li/
- Syllables
- VE·li
- Listen
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Word structure
- velrootvelo
- iendinginfinitive
Forms
| infinitive | veli |
|---|---|
| present | velas |
| past | velis |
| future | velos |
| conditional | velus |
| volitive | velu |
| active participle · ongoing | velanta |
| active participle · completed | velinta |
| active participle · about to | velonta |
Example sentences
- Li iam supren velis laŭ Tamizo.He once sailed up the Thames. #717521
- Ni velos lunde al Sankta Francisko.We sail for San Francisco on Monday. #1239585
- Ĉu vi iam velis kun Tomo?Have you ever gone sailing with Tom? #6903581
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Related words
In other languages
| Français | faire voile |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | segeln |
| Polski | żeglować |
| Українська | іти під вітрилом/парусом |
| Nederlands | zeilen |
| Čeština | plachtit, plout pod plachtami |
| Slovenčina | plachtiť (plachetnicou) |
| 中文 | 篷 |
| 日本語 | 帆走する |
| Română | naviga |
| Català | navegar a vela, velejar |
| Bahasa Indonesia | berlayar |
| Беларуская | плыць пад ветразем |
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