Infinitive
jesi
Forms
Tenses
| Present | jesas |
| Past | jesis |
| Future | jesos |
| Conditional | jesus |
| Imperative | jesu! |
Participles
| Active past | jesinta |
| Active present | jesanta |
| Active future | jesonta |
| Passive past | jesita |
| Passive present | jesta |
| Passive future | jesota |
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Esperanto jes
3. Proto-Italic *-jezi
4. ▲
5. Latin -ereinflu.
6. Latin -īre
7. French -irbor.?
8. ▲
9. Latin -īre
10. Spanish -irbor.?
11. Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.
12. Latin -īre
13. Old Galician-Portuguese -ir
14. Portuguese -irbor.?
15. ▲
16. Latin -ire
17. Italian -irebor.?
18. ▲
19. Latin -iō
20. Romanian -ibor.?
21. Esperanto -i
22. Esperanto jesi
23. From jes (“yes”) + -i (infinitive verb suffix).
Sample Sentences
-
jesi demandon / jesi al demando (to say yes to a question)
-
Mi petis helpon, kaj ili jesis. (I asked for help, and they said yes.)
Translations