Infinitive
ĉikani
Forms
Tenses
| Present | ĉikanas |
| Past | ĉikanis |
| Future | ĉikanos |
| Conditional | ĉikanus |
| Imperative | ĉikanu! |
Participles
| Active past | ĉikaninta |
| Active present | ĉikananta |
| Active future | ĉikanonta |
| Passive past | ĉikanita |
| Passive present | ĉikanta |
| Passive future | ĉikanota |
Etymology
Borrowed from French chicaner, German schikanieren and Polish szykanować, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skikkijan. See: French '
chicaner', German, old spelling '
schikanieren', Polish '
szykanować'.
Sample Sentences
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Nu, plej verŝajne sciencistoj ĉikanus vin, kaj klarigus al vi, ke fakte tagoj daŭras foje iomete pli, foje iomete malpli. (Well, most likely scientists would argue with you frivolously, and explain to you, that days in fact last sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less.) [2025 September 29, Jorge Nogueras, “La plej mallonga tago”, in uea.facila, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2025:]
Translations
bully, to intimidate
cow, to intimidate
quibble, to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner
bully, to act aggressively towards