See also: Devi, devī, and ɖevi

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈdevi]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -evi
  • Hyphenation: de‧vi

Verb edit

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 edit

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 edit

Galician edit

Verb edit

devi

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

Italian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative forms edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

devi

  1. second-person singular present indicative of dovere

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

devi m pl

  1. masculine plural of devio

References edit

  1. ^ devo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ dovere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007
  3. ^ devio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams edit

Latvian edit

Verb edit

devi

  1. second-person singular past indicative of dot

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

devi

  1. vocative singular of devī (goddess)

Portuguese edit

Verb edit

devi

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of dever

Turkish edit

Noun edit

devi

  1. accusative singular of dev