alceli
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
alceli (present alcelas, past alcelis, future alcelos, conditional alcelus, volitive alcelu)
- (transitive, intransitive) to aim, direct
- bone alcelita ŝtono ― a well-aimed stone
- alceli dulorneton al ŝipo ― to aim binoculars at a ship
- alceli siajn paŝojn ien ― to direct one’s steps somewhere
Usage notes
The direct object of alceli is the thing oriented by the subject in a particular direction, while the direct object of celi is the thing toward which it is oriented—the ultimate goal of the action. Compare:
- alceli fotilon ― to aim a camera
- celi anason ― to aim at a duck
- alceli fotilon al anaso ― to aim a camera at a duck
Conjugation
Conjugation of alceli
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present | past | future | ||||
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| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| tense | alcelas | alcelis | alcelos | ||||
| active participle | alcelanta | alcelantaj | alcelinta | alcelintaj | alcelonta | alcelontaj | |
| acc. | alcelantan | alcelantajn | alcelintan | alcelintajn | alcelontan | alcelontajn | |
| passive participle | alcelata | alcelataj | alcelita | alcelitaj | alcelota | alcelotaj | |
| acc. | alcelatan | alcelatajn | alcelitan | alcelitajn | alcelotan | alcelotajn | |
| nominal active participle | alcelanto | alcelantoj | alcelinto | alcelintoj | alcelonto | alcelontoj | |
| acc. | alcelanton | alcelantojn | alcelinton | alcelintojn | alcelonton | alcelontojn | |
| nominal passive participle | alcelato | alcelatoj | alcelito | alcelitoj | alceloto | alcelotoj | |
| acc. | alcelaton | alcelatojn | alceliton | alcelitojn | alceloton | alcelotojn | |
| adverbial active participle | alcelante | alcelinte | alcelonte | ||||
| adverbial passive participle | alcelate | alcelite | alcelote | ||||
| infinitive | alceli | imperative | alcelu | conditional | alcelus | ||||||||||||||||||
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