Conjugation of lavi in Esperanto
lavito washregular
Prezencopresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | lavas | |
| vi | lavas | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | lavas | |
| ni | lavas | |
| vi | lavas | |
| ili | lavas |
Common mistakes in the Prezenco
- mi
mi lavilavasDon't use the infinitive; use the present ending -as (mi lavas).
Preteritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | lavis | |
| vi | lavis | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | lavis | |
| ni | lavis | |
| vi | lavis | |
| ili | lavis |
Common mistakes in the Preterito
- mi
mi lavaslavisDon't use the present ending for past actions; use -is (mi lavis).
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | lavos | |
| vi | lavos | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | lavos | |
| ni | lavos | |
| vi | lavos | |
| ili | lavos |
Kondicionaloconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | lavus | |
| vi | lavus | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | lavus | |
| ni | lavus | |
| vi | lavus | |
| ili | lavus |
Common mistakes in the Kondicionalo
- mi
mi lavoslavusDon't confuse future (-os) with conditional (-us); use lavus for 'would wash'.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | lavu | |
| vi | lavu | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | lavu | |
| ni | lavu | |
| vi | lavu | |
| ili | lavu |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vi
lava!lavuCommands take the -u ending in Esperanto (lavu!), not -a.
Infinitivoinfinitive
The base form of the verb.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | lavi | |
| vi | lavi | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | lavi | |
| ni | lavi | |
| vi | lavi | |
| ili | lavi |
lavi — frequently asked questions
Is lavi a regular verb?
Yes — lavi is a regular Esperanto verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does lavi mean?
lavi is a Esperanto verb meaning "to wash".