Dictionary · verb
velkigi
velkigi/velˈki.ɡi/
Official root velk- (Fundamento, 1905)
velkigi is an Esperanto verb meaning “make wilt”.
Meaning
make wiltmake sagmake withermake limp
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to blight
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Definition in Esperanto
- Kaŭzi velkon de...
- la varmega suno velkigas florojn
- Mi, la Eternulo, […] velkigas arbon sukoplenan kaj verdigas arbon velkintan .
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /velˈki.ɡi/
- Syllables
- vel·KI·gi
Word structure
- velkrootvelki
- igsuffixmake, cause
- iendinginfinitive
Forms
| infinitive | velkigi |
|---|---|
| present | velkigas |
| past | velkigis |
| future | velkigos |
| conditional | velkigus |
| volitive | velkigu |
| active participle · ongoing | velkiganta |
| active participle · completed | velkiginta |
| active participle · about to | velkigonta |
Example sentences
- Tiu vetero velkigas la florojn.This weather is making the flowers wilt. #13036672
- La tempo velkigas la rozojn, sed eluzas la pikilojn.Time withers the roses, but wears down the thorns. #3242918
- En tiaj varmaj tagoj, la suno velkigas la kultivaĵojn kaj fendas la teron.On hot days like this, the sun withers crops and cracks the earth. #7100332
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Related words
In other languages
| Français | faire faner |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | welken lassen |
| Polski | niszczyć |
| Bahasa Indonesia | melayukan, melisutkan, meloyokan |
| Беларуская | спрычыняцца да завяданьня, выклікаць змарненьне |
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