Information about the word borrow (English → Esperanto: pruntepreni)

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/bɒɹəʊ̯/
Hyphenationbor·row
Shavian alphabet𐑯𐑪𐑮𐑴
Deseret alphabet𐐺𐐱𐑉𐐬

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) borrow(I) borrowed
(thou) borrowest(thou) borrowedst
(he) borrows(he) borrowed
(we) borrow(we) borrowed
(you) borrow(you) borrowed
(they) borrow(they) borrowed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) borrow (I) borrowed
(thou) borrow(thou) borrowed
(he) borrow(he) borrowed
(we) borrow(we) borrowed
(you) borrow(you) borrowed
(they) borrow(they) borrowed
Imperative mood
borrow
Participles
Present participlePast participle
borrowingborrowed

Usage samples

The company was once China’s second‐largest property developer by sales, but the firm borrowed heavily and defaulted on its debt in 2021, sparking an ongoing property crisis in the country.
As prices rise, people are having to borrow more.

Translations

Danishlåne
Dutchlenen
Esperantopruntepreni; deprunti; prunti
Germanborgen
Polishpożyczać
Portuguesetomar por empréstimo
Russianбрать взаймы
Saterland Frisianbuurgje; leende
Spanishprestar; tomar en préstamo
Srananleni
Thaiยืม; ขอยืม
West Frisianliene; lienen