Information about the word forgive (English → Esperanto: pardoni)

Synonyms: pardon, excuse, remit

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/fəˈɡɪv/
Hyphenationfor·give
Shavian alphabet𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑦𐑝
Deseret alphabet𐑁𐐯𐑉𐑀𐐮𐑂

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) forgive(I) forgave
(thou) forgivest(thou) forgavest
(he) forgives, forgiveth(he) forgave
(we) forgive(we) forgave
(you) forgive(you) forgave
(they) forgive(they) forgave
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) forgive (I) forgave
(thou) forgive(thou) forgave
(he) forgive(he) forgave
(we) forgive(we) forgave
(you) forgive(you) forgave
(they) forgive(they) forgave
Imperative mood
forgive
Participles
Present participlePast participle
forgivingforgiven

Usage samples

The speed with which Putin forgave Wagner suggested to many observers that the president needed the mercenaries as effective fighters more than he needed to make examples of them.
You have forgiven me?

Translations

Catalanperdonar
Czechodpustit; prominout
Danishtilgive
Dutchvergeven
English (Old English)forgefan
Esperantopardoni
Faeroesefyrigeva
Finnishantaa anteeksi
Frenchpardonner
Germanverzeihen
Icelandicfyrirgefa
Malayampun; mengampuni
Norwegiantilgi
Papiamentopordoná
Polishprzebaczać
Portuguesedesculpar; escusar; perdoar
Romanianierta; scuza
Saterland Frisianäntscheeldigje; ferreeke; äntskeeldigje
Spanishperdonar
Sranangi pardon
Swahili‐achilia
Swedishförlåta
Turkishaffetmek; bağışlamak
West Frisianbegnedigje; ferjaan