bezoni

From French besoin, from Vulgar Latin *bisonium (“need”), from Frankish *bisunnija, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sunjō. Compare Italian bisognare.

• IPA^(key): /beˈzoni/

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• Rhymes: -oni
• Hyphenation: be‧zo‧ni

bezoni (present bezonas, past bezonis, future bezonos, conditional bezonus, volitive bezonu)

1. to need
   • 1907, Kabe, Unua Legolibro:

     „Mi bezonas nenion“, respondis la saĝulo, „sed se vi volas fari al mi plezuron, ne kovru al mi la sunon.“

     "I don't need anything," said the sage, "but if you want to please me, don't cover my sun."

   • 2003 May 14, Tonyo del Barrio, “Laborposteno en klingono”, in soc.culture.esperanto‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <b9tu5f$fl7$1@lumo.pacujo.net>:

     Oregona mensmalsanulejo bezonas interpretiston de klingono

     Oregon mental hospital needs Klingon interpreter

   • 2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 18:

     "Se mi ankoraŭ povus facile veturi al la urbo, vi ne bezonus veni ĉi tien ĉar ni venus al vi."

     "If I could still easily travel to the city, you would not need to come here, because we would come to you."

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