Infinitive
devi
Forms
Tenses
| Present | devas |
| Past | devis |
| Future | devos |
| Conditional | devus |
| Imperative | devu! |
Participles
| Active past | devinta |
| Active present | devanta |
| Active future | devonta |
| Passive past | devita |
| Passive present | devta |
| Passive future | devota |
Etymology
From French devoir, ultimately from Latin dēbeō (“to owe, to be bound to do something”). Compare Spanish deber, Italian dovere, Portuguese dever, as well as English due and endeavor. See: French '
devoir', Latin '
dēbeō', Spanish '
deber', Italian '
dovere', Portuguese '
dever', English '
due'.
Verbs referencing "devi"
Ido devar.
Sample Sentences
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1905, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamento de Esperanto, Antaŭparolo.
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La fundamento de nia lingvo devas resti por ĉiam netuŝebla. (The foundation of our language must stay forever untouchable.)
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1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Levidoj 27:33.
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Oni ne devas esplori, ĉu ĝi estas bona aŭ malbona, kaj oni ĝin devas ne anstataŭigi. (One should not examine whether it is good or bad, and one should not make a substitute for it.)
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"Eble ni persvados vin ke vi devas lasi nin foriri." ("Perhaps we will convince you that you must let us leave.") [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 17:]
Translations
must, be required to
need, to be obliged to