pensi

See also: pensí

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɛn.si]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈpən.si]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpen.si]

Verb

pensi

1. inflection of pensar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpensi/

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• Rhymes: -ensi
• Syllabification: pen‧si

Verb

pensi (present pensas, past pensis, future pensos, conditional pensus, volitive pensu)

1. to think

   Mi pensas, do mi estas.

   I think, therefore I am.

   • 2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 20:

     "Mi pensas pri la rakontoj kiuj parolas pri homoj en Hadeso - ke maljustulo devas esti punata tie. Eble oni antaŭe ridis pri tiaj rakontoj, sed nun la menso ekdubas, eble ili estas veraj."

     "I think about the stories which talk about people in Hades - that the unjust must be punished there. Perhaps one previously laughed about these stories, but now the mind begins to doubt, maybe they are true."

Conjugation

Conjugation of pensi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		pensas		pensis		pensos
active participle		pensanta	pensantaj	pensinta	pensintaj	pensonta	pensontaj
	acc.	pensantan	pensantajn	pensintan	pensintajn	pensontan	pensontajn
passive participle		pensata	pensataj	pensita	pensitaj	pensota	pensotaj
	acc.	pensatan	pensatajn	pensitan	pensitajn	pensotan	pensotajn
nominal active participle		pensanto	pensantoj	pensinto	pensintoj	pensonto	pensontoj
	acc.	pensanton	pensantojn	pensinton	pensintojn	pensonton	pensontojn
nominal passive participle		pensato	pensatoj	pensito	pensitoj	pensoto	pensotoj
	acc.	pensaton	pensatojn	pensiton	pensitojn	pensoton	pensotojn
adverbial active participle		pensante		pensinte		pensonte
adverbial passive participle		pensate		pensite		pensote
		infinitive	pensi	imperative	pensu	conditional	pensus

Derived terms

• antaŭpensi (“to premeditate”)
• elpensi (“to think up”)
• pensado (“thought”)
• pensfabriko (“think tank”)
• pripensi (“to consider”)

Further reading

• “pensi”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “pensi”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpensi/

Noun

pensi

1. plural of penso

Italian

Verb

pensi

1. inflection of pensare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• pinse, spine

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpẽː.siː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛn.si]

Noun

pēnsī

1. genitive singular of pēnsum