alturni

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Etymology

From al- +‎ turni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈturni/
  • Hyphenation: al‧tur‧ni
  • Rhymes: -urni

Verb

alturni (present alturnas, past alturnis, future alturnos, conditional alturnus, volitive alturnu)

  1. (transitive) to turn (something) in a particular direction
    • Oscar Frode (translator), “La Infanoj de Betlehem” (“Betlehems barn” / “Bethlehem’s Children” by Selma Lagerlöf (originally published in Kristuslegender (Christ Legends)),
      fruktovendistoj kaj vinvendistoj demetis teren siajn korbojn kaj barelojn apud la soldato, sed li eĉ ne alturnis la kapon por ilin rigardi.
      fruit venders and wine dealers put their baskets and jugs on the ground beside the soldier, but he scarcely took the trouble to turn his head to look at them. (Velma Swanston Howard translation, Henry Holt, 1908)
    • Bertil Nilsson (translator), La Volo de l'Ĉielo (Himlens vilja) by Artur Lundkvist,
      la knaboj instruis al la virŝafoj kornobati, staris antaŭ ili kun alturnita postaĵo kaj lasis sin alfrapi tiel ke ili ridante flugis super la grundo.
      the boys taught the rams to butt, stood in front of them with their backsides turned toward and laughing, allowed themselves be sent flying over the ground.
  2. (reflexive) to turn towards (something or someone)
    • William Auld (translator), La ĉashundo de la Baskerviloj (The Hound of the Baskervilles) by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapter 5,
      ĝuste kiam li foriris, li alturnis sin kaj diris: “Eble interesos vin, ke vi veturigis sinjoron Ŝerloko Holmso”.
      just as he was leaving he turned round (lit. turned toward ) and he said: ‘It might interest you to know that you have been driving Mr. Sherlock Holmes.’

Conjugation

Conjugation of alturni
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense alturnas alturnis alturnos
active participle alturnanta alturnantaj alturninta alturnintaj alturnonta alturnontaj
acc. alturnantan alturnantajn alturnintan alturnintajn alturnontan alturnontajn
passive participle alturnata alturnataj alturnita alturnitaj alturnota alturnotaj
acc. alturnatan alturnatajn alturnitan alturnitajn alturnotan alturnotajn
nominal active participle alturnanto alturnantoj alturninto alturnintoj alturnonto alturnontoj
acc. alturnanton alturnantojn alturninton alturnintojn alturnonton alturnontojn
nominal passive participle alturnato alturnatoj alturnito alturnitoj alturnoto alturnotoj
acc. alturnaton alturnatojn alturniton alturnitojn alturnoton alturnotojn
adverbial active participle alturnante alturninte alturnonte
adverbial passive participle alturnate alturnite alturnote
infinitive alturni imperative alturnu conditional alturnus

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