Translation
to be angry, to rage
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Examples
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Do not be angry, please!
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He was angry with his brother.
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The father is angry because the child lied.
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She was angry about the matter all day.
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When he is angry, his voice becomes loud.
is intransitive: you are angry, you do not anger somebody. The person you are cross with takes , the thing that caused it takes , so . To make someone angry you need the causative --: i. The root also hands you for anger itself, a for the sort who flares up over nothing, and i for the moment the temper goes. English speakers routinely write , which parses as nothing at all - the accusative has no job here.
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Word family
Words built on koleri with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- ekkoleriverb
to get angry, to flare up
ek-koleri: to start being angry
- koleremaadjective
irritable, quick-tempered
koleri-em-: inclined to anger
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 6: koleri, hundo, pagi and 7 more words.