Translation
to pass away, to die; to elapse
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Word origin
Built inside Esperanto from for ('away') and pasi ('to pass'), so it says exactly what English 'pass away' says. The root pasi comes through French passer from Latin passus, a step.
- Origin
- Esperanto compound, on a Latin root
- Root
- for + pasi
- English cognates
- pass, passage
Examples
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His grandfather passed away in the winter.
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Many years have gone by since then.
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We shall not forget those who have passed away.
Two jobs for one word. Of a person, is the gentle way to say - the same softening English gets from "pass away". Of time, it is plain and unsentimental: the years simply pass off. Context decides, and the subject usually settles it at once.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 6: forpasi, tradicio, krajono and 7 more words.