Conjugation of subteni in Esperanto
subtenisupport, sustainregular
Prezencopresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | subtenas | |
| vi | subtenas | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | subtenas | |
| ni | subtenas | |
| vi | subtenas | |
| ili | subtenas |
Common mistakes in the Prezenco
- mi
subtenosubtenasLearners may confuse the present tense with the noun-like ending -o; the correct verb ending is -as.
Preteritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | subtenis | |
| vi | subtenis | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | subtenis | |
| ni | subtenis | |
| vi | subtenis | |
| ili | subtenis |
Common mistakes in the Preterito
- mi
subtenassubtenisPast tense in Esperanto uses -is, not the present-tense ending -as.
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | subtenos | |
| vi | subtenos | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | subtenos | |
| ni | subtenos | |
| vi | subtenos | |
| ili | subtenos |
Common mistakes in the Futuro
- mi
subtenassubtenosFuture tense takes -os, not -as.
Kondicionaloconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | subtenus | |
| vi | subtenus | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | subtenus | |
| ni | subtenus | |
| vi | subtenus | |
| ili | subtenus |
Common mistakes in the Kondicionalo
- mi
subtenassubtenusConditional tense uses -us, not -as.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| vi | subtenu | |
| ni | subtenu | |
| vi | subtenu |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vi
subtenassubtenuThe imperative for 'you (sg.)' is the bare stem with -u, not the present-tense -as form.
Infinitivoinfinitive
The base form of the verb.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | subteni | |
| vi | subteni | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | subteni | |
| ni | subteni | |
| vi | subteni | |
| ili | subteni |
Common mistakes in the Infinitivo
- mi
subtenosubteniThe infinitive ends in -i, not -o.
subteni — frequently asked questions
Is subteni a regular verb?
Yes — subteni is a regular Esperanto verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does subteni mean?
subteni is a Esperanto verb meaning "support, sustain".