See devi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"active",
"future",
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{
"form": "devanto",
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{
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"english": "The foundation of our language must stay forever untouchable.",
"text": "1905, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamento de Esperanto, Antaŭparolo.\nLa fundamento de nia lingvo devas resti por ĉiam netuŝebla.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "One should not examine whether it is good or bad, and one should not make a substitute for it.",
"text": "1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Levidoj 27:33.\nOni ne devas esplori, ĉu ĝi estas bona aŭ malbona, kaj oni ĝin devas ne anstataŭigi.",
"type": "quotation"
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"ought; should; must"
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"ought",
"ought"
],
[
"should",
"should"
],
[
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"must"
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]
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"source": "conjugation",
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{
"form": "devanta",
"source": "conjugation",
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"active",
"participle",
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},
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"form": "devantaj",
"source": "conjugation",
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"participle",
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},
{
"form": "devinta",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"participle",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "devintaj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"participle",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "devonta",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"future",
"participle",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "devontaj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"future",
"participle",
"plural"
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{
"form": "devantan",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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"active",
"participle",
"present",
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},
{
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"active",
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{
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{
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"source": "conjugation",
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"active",
"future",
"participle",
"plural"
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"source": "conjugation",
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"active",
"noun-from-verb",
"participle",
"present",
"singular"
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"noun-from-verb",
"participle",
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"future",
"noun-from-verb",
"participle",
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"participle",
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"noun-from-verb",
"participle",
"plural",
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]
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"active",
"noun-from-verb",
"participle",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"active",
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"participle",
"past",
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]
},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"active",
"future",
"noun-from-verb",
"participle",
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},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"active",
"future",
"noun-from-verb",
"participle",
"plural"
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"source": "conjugation",
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"participle",
"present"
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},
{
"form": "devinte",
"source": "conjugation",
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"adverbial",
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "devonte",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"adverbial",
"future",
"participle"
]
},
{
"form": "devi",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "devu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "devus",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"future",
"plural"
]
}
],
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"Esperanto terms derived from French",
"Esperanto terms derived from Latin",
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{
"english": "The foundation of our language must stay forever untouchable.",
"text": "1905, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamento de Esperanto, Antaŭparolo.\nLa fundamento de nia lingvo devas resti por ĉiam netuŝebla.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "One should not examine whether it is good or bad, and one should not make a substitute for it.",
"text": "1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Levidoj 27:33.\nOni ne devas esplori, ĉu ĝi estas bona aŭ malbona, kaj oni ĝin devas ne anstataŭigi.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"ought; should; must"
],
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[
"ought",
"ought"
],
[
"should",
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],
[
"must",
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]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "[ˈdevi]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-evi"
}
],
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}
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