prunti

Esperanto

Etymology

From French emprunter (“borrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprunti]
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• Rhymes: -unti
• Hyphenation: prun‧ti

Verb

prunti (present pruntas, past pruntis, future pruntos, conditional pruntus, volitive pruntu)

1. to borrow

   prunti de — borrow from

2. to lend

   prunti al — lend to

Usage notes

Borrowing and lending can be distinguished with use of the prepositions de (“from”) and al (“to”), but it is also about as common to distinguish borrowing and lending with the compound verbs pruntepreni (literally “to borrow-take”) and pruntedoni (literally “to lend-give”) respectively. The verbs alprunti and deprunti also exist for lend and borrow respectively, but they are much less commonly used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of prunti present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense pruntas pruntis pruntos active participle pruntanta pruntantaj pruntinta pruntintaj pruntonta pruntontaj acc. pruntantan pruntantajn pruntintan pruntintajn pruntontan pruntontajn passive participle pruntata pruntataj pruntita pruntitaj pruntota pruntotaj acc. pruntatan pruntatajn pruntitan pruntitajn pruntotan pruntotajn nominal active participle pruntanto pruntantoj pruntinto pruntintoj pruntonto pruntontoj acc. pruntanton pruntantojn pruntinton pruntintojn pruntonton pruntontojn nominal passive participle pruntato pruntatoj pruntito pruntitoj pruntoto pruntotoj acc. pruntaton pruntatojn pruntiton pruntitojn pruntoton pruntotojn adverbial active participle pruntante pruntinte pruntonte adverbial passive participle pruntate pruntite pruntote infinitive prunti imperative pruntu conditional pruntus