devi

Esperanto

Etymology

From 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

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• Rhymes: -evi
• Hyphenation: de‧vi

Verb

devi (present devas, past devis, future devos, conditional devus, volitive devu)

1. 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.

Usage notes

Ordinarily 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

Conjugation of devi present past future 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

Galician

Verb

devi

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of dever

Italian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• dei (archaic, poetic or popular Tuscan)
• debbi (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.vi/, /ˈde.vi/
• Rhymes: -ɛvi, -evi
• Hyphenation: dè‧vi, dé‧vi

Verb

devi

1. second-person singular present indicative of dovere

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.vi/
• Rhymes: -ɛvi
• Hyphenation: dè‧vi

Adjective

devi m pl

1. masculine plural of devio

References

Anagrams

• dive, vedi, vide

Latvian

Verb

devi

1. second-person singular past indicative of dot

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

devi

1. vocative singular of devī (“goddess”)

Portuguese

Verb

devi

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of dever

Turkish

Noun

devi

1. accusative singular of dev