Esperanto Word of the Day
kuri
/KU-ri/ • verb — 30th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to run; to move quickly on foot
Examples
- Mi kutime kuras matene en la parko.
(I usually run in the park in the morning.) - Ŝi kuris por kapti la trajnon.
(She ran to catch the train.) - La hundo kuras post la pilko en la ĝardeno.
(The dog is running after the ball in the garden.)
Synonyms
- galopi
- rapide moviĝi
Used for people or animals moving quickly on foot (exercise, chasing, hurrying). It can also appear in idiomatic expressions (e.g., starting to run: 'ekkuri') and is conjugated regularly (mi kuras, vi kuris, ni kuros). For machines or programs 'funkcii' or 'ruli' are often used instead.
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