"-iĝi" meaning in Esperanto

See -iĝi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈid͡ʒi/
Rhymes: -id͡ʒi Etymology: From Italian -eggiare, and probably intended to resemble -igi. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|it|-eggiare}} Italian -eggiare Head templates: {{head|eo|suffix}} -iĝi Inflection templates: {{eo-conj|intr=yes}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -iĝas [present], -iĝis [past], -iĝos [future], -iĝanta [active, participle, present, singular], -iĝantaj [active, participle, plural, present], -iĝinta [active, participle, past, singular], -iĝintaj [active, participle, past, plural], -iĝonta [active, future, participle, singular], -iĝontaj [active, future, participle, plural], -iĝantan [accusative, active, participle, present, singular], -iĝantajn [accusative, active, participle, plural, present], -iĝintan [accusative, active, participle, past, singular], -iĝintajn [accusative, active, participle, past, plural], -iĝontan [accusative, active, future, participle, singular], -iĝontajn [accusative, active, future, participle, plural], -iĝanto [active, noun-from-verb, participle, present, singular], -iĝantoj [active, noun-from-verb, participle, plural, present], -iĝinto [active, noun-from-verb, participle, past, singular], -iĝintoj [active, noun-from-verb, participle, past, plural], -iĝonto [active, future, noun-from-verb, participle, singular], -iĝontoj [active, future, noun-from-verb, participle, plural], -iĝanton [accusative, active, noun-from-verb, participle, present, singular], -iĝantojn [accusative, active, noun-from-verb, participle, plural, present], -iĝinton [accusative, active, noun-from-verb, participle, past, singular], -iĝintojn [accusative, active, noun-from-verb, participle, past, plural], -iĝonton [accusative, active, future, noun-from-verb, participle, singular], -iĝontojn [accusative, active, future, noun-from-verb, participle, plural], -iĝante [active, adverbial, participle, present], -iĝinte [active, adverbial, participle, past], -iĝonte [active, adverbial, future, participle], -iĝi [infinitive, plural, present], -iĝu [imperative, past, plural], -iĝus [conditional, future, plural], -ighi [alternative], -igxi [alternative]
  1. to become Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--iĝi-eo-suffix-rV000xq8 Categories (other): Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto Disambiguation of Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto: 57 0 43
  2. to change in state Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--iĝi-eo-suffix-Y3w9fAi2
  3. makes intransitive verbs out of transitive ones Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--iĝi-eo-suffix-Rjv5Q6Fy Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 7 0 93 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 13 0 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 0 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 0 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: iĝi Related terms: igi
Categories (other): Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro, Esperanto BRO1 Disambiguation of Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Esperanto BRO1: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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          "english": "The mirror broke.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈid͡ʒi/"
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        "participle",
        "past",
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        "noun-from-verb",
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      "form": "-iĝintojn",
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    },
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        "active",
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        "participle",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "-iĝontojn",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-iĝante",
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        "present"
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-iĝonte",
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      "tags": [
        "active",
        "adverbial",
        "future",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iĝi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iĝu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-iĝus",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "future",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ighi",
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        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-iĝi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "i‧ĝi"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "intr": "yes"
      },
      "name": "eo-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "igi"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ruĝa (“red”) + -iĝi → ruĝiĝi (“to blush”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "stari (“to be standing”) + -iĝi → stariĝi (“to stand up”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to change in state"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "komenci (“to begin”, transitive verb) + -iĝi → komenciĝi (“to begin”, intransitive verb)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              11,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The mirror broke.",
          "text": "La spegulo rompiĝis.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "makes intransitive verbs out of transitive ones"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intransitive",
          "intransitive#English"
        ],
        [
          "transitive",
          "transitive#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈid͡ʒi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-id͡ʒi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-iĝi"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -iĝi meaning in Esperanto (5.7kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "-iĝi"
  ],
  "section": "Esperanto",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-iĝi",
  "trace": ""
}

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