Conjugation of vivi in Esperanto
vivito liveregular
Prezencopresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | vivas | |
| vi | vivas | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | vivas | |
| ni | vivas | |
| vi | vivas | |
| ili | vivas |
Preteritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | vivis | |
| vi | vivis | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | vivis | |
| ni | vivis | |
| vi | vivis | |
| ili | vivis |
Common mistakes in the Preterito
- mi
vivasvivisUsing the present ending -as instead of the past ending -is.
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | vivos | |
| vi | vivos | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | vivos | |
| ni | vivos | |
| vi | vivos | |
| ili | vivos |
Kondicionaloconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | vivus | |
| vi | vivus | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | vivus | |
| ni | vivus | |
| vi | vivus | |
| ili | vivus |
Common mistakes in the Kondicionalo
- mi
vivosvivusConfusing the future ending -os with the conditional ending -us.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | vivu | |
| vi | vivu | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | vivu | |
| ni | vivu | |
| vi | vivu | |
| ili | vivu |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vi
vivevivuInfluence from Romance languages; Esperanto imperative uses -u (vivu), not -e.
Infinitivoinfinitive
The base form of the verb.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| mi | vivi | |
| vi | vivi | |
| li/ŝi/ĝi | vivi | |
| ni | vivi | |
| vi | vivi | |
| ili | vivi |
Common mistakes in the Infinitivo
- mi
vivoviviDropping the infinitive -i; 'vivo' is the noun 'life', not the verb infinitive.
vivi — frequently asked questions
Is vivi a regular verb?
Yes — vivi is a regular Esperanto verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does vivi mean?
vivi is a Esperanto verb meaning "to live".