Meaning of esti | Babel Free
ˈestiDefinitions
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to be copulative, intransitive
- Equivalent to 'have': Use to form compound tenses in pronominal verbs.
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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