Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

From bona (good) +‎ teni (to hold).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bonˈteni]
  • Rhymes: -eni
  • Hyphenation: bon‧te‧ni

Verb edit

bonteni (present bontenas, past bontenis, future bontenos, conditional bontenus, volitive bontenu)

  1. to maintain

Conjugation edit