Meaning of -igi | Babel Free
ˈiɡiDefinitions
- to cause to be
- to become
- makes transitive verbs out of intransitive ones
- to change in state
- makes intransitive verbs out of transitive ones
Equivalents
Examples
“pura (“clean”) + -igi → purigi (“to make clean, to clean (tr)”)”
“manĝi (“to eat”) + -igi → manĝigi (“to feed”)”
“bruli (“to burn (intr)”) + -igi → bruligi (“to burn (tr)”)”
“ruĝa (“red”) + -iĝi → ruĝiĝi (“to blush”)”
“stari (“to be standing”) + -iĝi → stariĝi (“to stand up”)”
“komenci (“to begin”, transitive verb) + -iĝi → komenciĝi (“to begin”, intransitive verb)”
“La spegulo rompiĝis.”
The mirror broke.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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