Conjugation of gajni in Esperanto
gajnito win; to earnregular
Prezencopresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | gajnas | |
| vi | gajnas | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | gajnas | |
| ni | gajnas | |
| vi | gajnas | |
| ili | gajnas |
Common mistakes in the Prezenco
- mi
ganogajnasLearners transfer Spanish/Italian endings; Esperanto present tense ends in -as: 'mi gajnas'.
Preteritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | gajnis | |
| vi | gajnis | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | gajnis | |
| ni | gajnis | |
| vi | gajnis | |
| ili | gajnis |
Common mistakes in the Preterito
- mi
gajisgajnisDon't drop the 'n' from the stem. Past = stem gajn- + -is → 'gajnis'.
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | gajnos | |
| vi | gajnos | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | gajnos | |
| ni | gajnos | |
| vi | gajnos | |
| ili | gajnos |
Common mistakes in the Futuro
- mi
gajosgajnosFuture uses stem gajn- + -os → 'gajnos' (don't remove the 'n').
Kondicionaloconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | gajnus | |
| vi | gajnus | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | gajnus | |
| ni | gajnus | |
| vi | gajnus | |
| ili | gajnus |
Common mistakes in the Kondicionalo
- mi
gajnosgajnusConditional ends in -us (gajnus), not -os (future).
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| vi | gajnu | |
| vi | gajnu |
Infinitivoinfinitive
The base form of the verb.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | gajni | |
| vi | gajni | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | gajni | |
| ni | gajni | |
| vi | gajni | |
| ili | gajni |
Common mistakes in the Infinitivo
- li/ŝi/ĝi
gajnasgajniInfinitive ends in -i (gajni). Don't use the present form when you need the infinitive.
gajni — frequently asked questions
Is gajni a regular verb?
Yes — gajni is a regular Esperanto verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does gajni mean?
gajni is a Esperanto verb meaning "to win; to earn".