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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin captō. Doublet of ĉasi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkapti]
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  • Rhymes: -apti
  • Hyphenation: kap‧ti

Verb

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kapti (present kaptas, past kaptis, future kaptos, conditional kaptus, volitive kaptu)

  1. (transitive) to catch, to capture
    • 2002, La Sankta Biblio[1], archived from the original on 4 March 2016, I Makabeoj 3:12:
      Ili kaptis la predon, sed la glavon de Apolonio prenis Judas. Kaj de tiam li ĉiam batalis per ĝi.
      Then the Israelites seized their spoils. Judas took Apollonius’ sword and used it in battle for the rest of his life.

Conjugation

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