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THE DICTIONARY VORTARO
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“La Vortaro”Pilger: “BER”Bick: “Esperanto-dansk”
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THE INSTANT MESSENGER TUJMESAĜILO
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Verb forms
| Ending | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -i | basic form (infinitive) |
esti - to be skribi - to write |
| -as | present tense (present) |
estas - is/am/are skribas - write/writes |
| -is | past tense (preterite) |
estis - was/were skribis - wrote |
| -os | future tense (future) |
estos - will be skribos - will write |
| -us | conditional form (conditional mood) |
estus - would be skribus - would write |
| -u | command form (volitive mood) |
estu silenta - be quiet! skribu - write! |
Complex verb-constructions
Complex verb constructions consist of a main verb and another verb with the same subject, which always takes the infinitive form. Usually these complex verb constructions are used with the verbs povi, devi and voli.
Mi volas manĝi. - I want to eat.
Mi ne povis veni. - I wasn't able to come.
Mi devos labori. - I will have to work.
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