Translation
to beg, to implore
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Examples
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She begged him to stay.
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The poor man begged for bread.
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I beg you, do not leave!
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The child implored its mother with tears.
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They begged the king for mercy.
This is with the intensifying suffix -- bolted on, and it is one of the clearest demonstrations of why that suffix earns its place: is asking, is asking on your knees. The syntax follows exactly. The person begged is the direct object and takes -n; the thing you want takes , or an infinitive, or a clause with the volitive -u: , . Do not write - the person is the object, not a destination.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 8: petegi, forpreni, sklavo and 7 more words.