Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

From French besoin, from Vulgar Latin *bisonium (need), from Frankish *bisunnija, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sunjō. Compare Italian bisognare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [beˈzoni]
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  • Rhymes: -oni
  • Hyphenation: be‧zo‧ni

Verb edit

bezoni (present bezonas, past bezonis, future bezonos, conditional bezonus, volitive bezonu)

  1. to need
    • 1907, Kabe, Unua Legolibro:
      „Mi bezonas nenion“, respondis la saĝulo, „sed se vi volas fari al mi plezuron, ne kovru al mi la sunon.“
      "I don't need anything," said the sage, "but if you want to please me, don't cover my sun."
    • 2003 May 14, Tonyo del Barrio, “Laborposteno en klingono”, in soc.culture.esperanto[1] (Usenet), message-ID <b9tu5f$fl7$1@lumo.pacujo.net>:
      Oregona mensmalsanulejo bezonas interpretiston de klingono
      Oregon mental hospital needs Klingon interpreter

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