Translation
to bother, to disturb, to trouble
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Examples
, ?
Excuse me, am I disturbing you?
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The noise bothered me the whole night.
, .
Do not disturb father, he is working.
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She did not want to bother her neighbours.
as .
I feel awkward asking that of you.
Transitive, and the person bothered is the object: , never . The reflexive i is the useful one and has no tidy English equivalent - it means to feel awkward, embarrassed or reluctant about doing something, the way French gêner works. Hence the very common u, don't be shy, make yourself at home. describes something that is a nuisance, and is the nuisance itself. It is the standard polite opener at a congress: ?
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 9: ĝeni, eviti, fi and 7 more words.