"ajn" meaning in Esperanto

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Particle

IPA: [ajn]
Etymology: Borrowed from German ein, as in irgendein. Etymology templates: {{bor|eo|de|ein}} German ein, {{m|de|irgendein}} irgendein Head templates: {{head|eo|particle}} ajn
  1. used with ki- and i- correlatives to generalize them, meaning -ever/-soever or any/at all Derived forms: ajna (english: any at all), ajne, ajno (english: anything at all), ajnulo
    Sense id: en-ajn-eo-particle-Bt0oFhsj Categories (other): Esperanto particles

Download JSON data for ajn meaning in Esperanto (1.6kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "ein"
      },
      "expansion": "German ein",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "irgendein"
      },
      "expansion": "irgendein",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German ein, as in irgendein.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "ajn",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ajn"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "any at all",
          "word": "ajna"
        },
        {
          "word": "ajne"
        },
        {
          "english": "anything at all",
          "word": "ajno"
        },
        {
          "word": "ajnulo"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "kio (“what”) → kio ajn (“whatever”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "kiu (“who”) → kiu ajn (“whoever”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "ie (“somewhere”) → ie ajn (“anywhere”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "io (“something”) → io ajn (“anything”)"
        },
        {
          "english": "He’ll believe whatever kind of excuse that anyone at all gives him.",
          "text": "Li kredos kian ajn senkulpigon kiun iu ajn donos al li.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "iu (“someone”) → iu ajn (“anyone”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used with ki- and i- correlatives to generalize them, meaning -ever/-soever or any/at all"
      ],
      "id": "en-ajn-eo-particle-Bt0oFhsj",
      "links": [
        [
          "ki-",
          "ki-#Esperanto"
        ],
        [
          "i-",
          "i-#Esperanto"
        ],
        [
          "correlatives",
          "Category:Esperanto correlatives"
        ],
        [
          "-ever",
          "-ever#English"
        ],
        [
          "-soever",
          "-soever#English"
        ],
        [
          "any",
          "any#English"
        ],
        [
          "at all",
          "at all#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ajn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ajn"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "any at all",
      "word": "ajna"
    },
    {
      "word": "ajne"
    },
    {
      "english": "anything at all",
      "word": "ajno"
    },
    {
      "word": "ajnulo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "ein"
      },
      "expansion": "German ein",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "irgendein"
      },
      "expansion": "irgendein",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from German ein, as in irgendein.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "ajn",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ajn"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto particles",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with audio links",
        "Esperanto terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "kio (“what”) → kio ajn (“whatever”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "kiu (“who”) → kiu ajn (“whoever”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "ie (“somewhere”) → ie ajn (“anywhere”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "io (“something”) → io ajn (“anything”)"
        },
        {
          "english": "He’ll believe whatever kind of excuse that anyone at all gives him.",
          "text": "Li kredos kian ajn senkulpigon kiun iu ajn donos al li.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "iu (“someone”) → iu ajn (“anyone”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used with ki- and i- correlatives to generalize them, meaning -ever/-soever or any/at all"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ki-",
          "ki-#Esperanto"
        ],
        [
          "i-",
          "i-#Esperanto"
        ],
        [
          "correlatives",
          "Category:Esperanto correlatives"
        ],
        [
          "-ever",
          "-ever#English"
        ],
        [
          "-soever",
          "-soever#English"
        ],
        [
          "any",
          "any#English"
        ],
        [
          "at all",
          "at all#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ajn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ajn"
}

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