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Translation

to decide, to make up one's mind

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Examples

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I decided to stay in the town.

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She decided that she would not go.

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They decided about the matter yesterday.

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We must decide quickly.

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He has still not decided what to do.

takes an infinitive straight off, as in , or a clause when there is a subject to name. For the topic of the decision use : English "decide on" maps to , never . The affixes give for the decision itself, i for the moment your mind is made up, and a for the argument that settles the matter. Nedecidema describes someone who never gets round to any of it.

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Word family

Words built on decidi with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.

  • decidemaadjective

    decisive, resolute

    decidi-em-: inclined to decide

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This word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 9: decidi, amba怒, dormi and 7 more words.