baldaŭ

See also: baldau

Esperanto

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German bald (“soon”) +‎ -aŭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaldau̯/
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  • Rhymes: -aldau̯
  • Syllabification: bal‧daŭ

Adverb

baldaŭ

  1. soon (in a short period of time)
    Ni baldaŭ havos novan prezidanton.
    We shall soon have a new president.
    • 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:
      "Vi bone scias, Sokrato, ke kiam oni anticipas baldaŭ morti, alarmo trafas onin kaj oni meditas pri aferoj kiujn oni antaŭe ne atentis"
      "You well know, Socrates, that when one anticipates to die soon, an alarm befalls on him and one meditates about the things, which he did not previously pay attention to."
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