Translation
to burn, to be on fire
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Examples
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The house is on fire.
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The fire burned all night.
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Dry wood burns faster.
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My face was burning with shame.
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When we arrived, the forest was already burning.
is intransitive and that is the whole lesson: the thing on fire is the subject, so and never . To burn something you need the causative i, and to set light to it i. English uses one verb for both directions, which is why this is among the most reliable slips a beginner makes. The root also gives for a blaze, brulvundo for a burn injury and a for flammable.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 12: bruli, freneza, vico and 7 more words.