Infinitive
protekti
Forms
Tenses
| Present | protektas |
| Past | protektis |
| Future | protektos |
| Conditional | protektus |
| Imperative | protektu! |
Participles
| Active past | protektinta |
| Active present | protektanta |
| Active future | protektonta |
| Passive past | protektita |
| Passive present | protektta |
| Passive future | protektota |
Etymology
Borrowed from English protect, ultimately from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected, defended”), perfect passive participle of I cover, protect, defend. Compare Italian proteggere, French protéger, Spanish proteger, Romanian proteja. See: English '
protect', Italian '
proteggere', French '
protéger', Spanish '
proteger', Romanian '
proteja'.
Verbs referencing "protekti"
Ido protektar.
Sample Sentences
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Bonŝance, la garaĝo protektis ŝian aŭton kontraŭ la falinta arbo. (Luckily, the garage protected her car from the fallen tree.)
Translations
defend, ward off attacks against
protect, to keep safe