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Meaning of esti | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈesti

Definitions

  1. to be
  2. Equivalent to 'have': Use to form compound tenses in pronominal verbs.

Conjugation

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Equivalents

English be have there be
Kurdî be

Examples

“Mi estas edzo kaj patro.”

I am a husband and father.

“Ĉu esti aŭ ne esti; tiel staras nun la demando.”

To be or not to be; that is the question.

“Ne estas spaco en mikronovelo por senutilaj vortoj.”

There is not space in a micro-novelette for useless words.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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