Infinitive
eki
Forms
Tenses
| Present | ekas |
| Past | ekis |
| Future | ekos |
| Conditional | ekus |
| Imperative | eku! |
Participles
| Active past | ekinta |
| Active present | ekanta |
| Active future | ekonta |
| Passive past | ekita |
| Passive present | ekta |
| Passive future | ekota |
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Esperanto ek
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 eki
23. From ek + -i.
Sample Sentences
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:eki.
Translations
begin, to begin
date, to begin
get, to begin
hit, to begin
start, to begin
begin, to start, to initiate or take the first step into something
start, to set in motion
start, to initiate operation of a vehicle or machine
start, of an activity, to begin