Translation
to lend, to loan
Word origin
A compound of the adverb prunte ('on loan') and doni ('to give'), so literally to give on loan. The root prunt- comes through French prêt and Old French prest from Latin praestare, to furnish or supply.
- Origin
- Esperanto compound on a Latin root
- Root
- prunte + doni
Examples
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I lent my book to the neighbour.
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The bank lends money to young people.
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Can you lend me your pen?
This is a genuine seam and the reason it exists is worth knowing.
is its own root and page, and it is deliberately two-faced: it covers both
ends of a loan, so can mean I lent it or I borrowed
it depending on who you ask. Esperanto fixes the ambiguity by naming the
direction with a verb of motion. gives, so it lends;
takes, so it borrows. Once you see the pattern you never
mix the two up again, which is more than most English speakers manage with
lend and borrow.
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