devi
English
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editNoun
editdevi (plural devis)
Esperanto
editEtymology
editFrom French devoir, ultimately from Latin dēbeō (“to owe, to be bound to do something”). Compare Spanish deber, Italian dovere, Portuguese dever, as well as English due and endeavor.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdevi (present devas, past devis, future devos, conditional devus, volitive devu)
- ought; should; must
- 1905, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamento de Esperanto, Antaŭparolo.
- La fundamento de nia lingvo devas resti por ĉiam netuŝebla.
- The foundation of our language must stay forever untouchable.
- 1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Levidoj 27:33.
- Oni ne devas esplori, ĉu ĝi estas bona aŭ malbona, kaj oni ĝin devas ne anstataŭigi.
- One should not examine whether it is good or bad, and one should not make a substitute for it.
- 1905, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamento de Esperanto, Antaŭparolo.
Usage notes
editOrdinarily means must, in the stronger form. To say should or ought, in the weaker form, the conditional devus is used, even in non-conditional clauses. When one actually uses devi in the conditional mood, it is often shown with kvazaŭ or se to avoid confusion.
Conjugation
editConjugation of devi
present | past | future | |||||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
tense | devas | devis | devos | ||||
active participle | devanta | devantaj | devinta | devintaj | devonta | devontaj | |
acc. | devantan | devantajn | devintan | devintajn | devontan | devontajn | |
nominal active participle | devanto | devantoj | devinto | devintoj | devonto | devontoj | |
acc. | devanton | devantojn | devinton | devintojn | devonton | devontojn | |
adverbial active participle | devante | devinte | devonte |
infinitive | devi | imperative | devu | conditional | devus |
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Galician
editVerb
editdevi
- (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of dever
Italian
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Etymology 2
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editAdjective
editdevi m pl
References
edit- ^ devo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- ^ dovere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007
- ^ devio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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Portuguese
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Turkish
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