Information about the word destroy (English → Esperanto: detrui)

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/dɪˈstɹɔɪ̯/
Hyphenationde·stroy
Shavian alphabet𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑶
Deseret alphabet𐐼𐐮𐑅𐐻𐑉𐐱𐐮

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) destroy(I) destroyed
(thou) destroyest(thou) destroyedst
(he) destroys, destroyeth(he) destroyed
(we) destroy(we) destroyed
(you) destroy(you) destroyed
(they) destroy(they) destroyed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) destroy (I) destroyed
(thou) destroy(thou) destroyed
(he) destroy(he) destroyed
(we) destroy(we) destroyed
(you) destroy(you) destroyed
(they) destroy(they) destroyed
Imperative mood
destroy
Participles
Present participlePast participle
destroyingdestroyed

Usage samples

It has always been easier to destroy than to create.
Any attack on Kyiv would be immensely complicated and the city would be almost impossible to capture without destroying it.
So he stood watching, considering how to destroy Thrang with no harm to the woman.
They might well end up destroying some of the jobs in the state that have been created, or cancelling those that have been promised.

Translations

Afrikaansverwoes; vernietig
Catalandestruir
Danishødelægge
Dutchvernielen; vernietigen; verwoesten; mollen
English (Old English)abreotan; fordon; toweorpan
Esperantodetrui
Faeroesebeina fyri; leggja í oyði; spilla
Frenchabîmer; démolir; détruire; ravager
Germanvernichten; zerstören; zunichte machen
Hungarianrombol; ront
Italiandistruggere
Latinannihilare; annullare
Papiamentodestrosá; destruí
Polishniszczyć
Portuguesedefazer; demolir; destruir; subverter
Romaniandistruge; strica
Saterland Frisianfernäile; fernichtje; uumriete
Spanishdestruir
Swahili‐haribu
Swedishförinta; förstöra
Turkishbozmak
West Frisianferneatigje; ferniele