devi

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.

• IPA^(key): [ˈdevi]

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• Rhymes: -evi
• Hyphenation: de‧vi

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.

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 of devi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		devas		devis		devos
active participle		devanta	devantaj	devinta	devintaj	devonta	devontaj
	acc.	devantan	devantajn	devintan	devintajn	devontan	devontajn
nominal active participle		devanto	devantoj	devinto	devintoj	devonto	devontoj
	acc.	devanton	devantojn	devinton	devintojn	devonton	devontojn
adverbial active participle		devante		devinte		devonte

infinitive		devi						imperative		devu						conditional		devus

devi

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.vi/, /ˈde.vi/^[1][2]
• Rhymes: -ɛvi, -evi
• Hyphenation: dè‧vi, dé‧vi

devi

1. second-person singular present indicative of dovere

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.vi/^[3]
• Rhymes: -ɛvi
• Hyphenation: dè‧vi

devi m pl

1. masculine plural of devio

• dive, vedi, vide

devi

1. second-person singular past indicative of dot

devi

1. vocative singular of devī (“goddess”)

devi

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of dever

devi

1. accusative singular of dev