Translation
to be ashamed, to feel shame
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Examples
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I am ashamed of my words.
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She felt ashamed in front of everyone.
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He was not ashamed of being poor.
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The boy was ashamed and looked at the floor.
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You ought to be ashamed of such behaviour!
is intransitive, so it never takes a direct object: the thing you are ashamed of arrives with or pro, and the audience you are ashamed in front of with . is the mistake to avoid; is what you want. To make somebody else feel it, add --: i is to shame, and is the feeling itself. Senhonta is shameless, and it is one of the more satisfying insults the language offers.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 4: honti, vigla, ŝtuparo and 7 more words.