montri

Montri is a verb in Esperanto meaning to show or to display. It is a regular, common verb used to present information, point to objects, or demonstrate a fact. The word is usually stressed on the penultimate syllable, pronounced MON-tri.

Etymology and related forms: Montri comes from the root montr- and follows the standard Esperanto verb pattern. It is related to nouns like montrado (the act of showing, a demonstration) formed with the -ado suffix, and to adjectives or phrases built from the same root.

Usage and examples: The verb is used in everyday speech and in instructional contexts. Examples: Mi montras la mapon al li. (I show the map to him.) Li montris al la grupo la novan planon. (He demonstrated the new plan to the group.) In the imperative, you say Montru la mapon! (Show the map!)

Conjugation and grammar: Esperanto verbs do not change for person or number. The basic forms are opaque to person but fixed by tense endings: present montras, past montris, future montros; conditional montrus; infinitive montri. The imperative singular is Montru. The language uses auxiliary constructions to express more complex aspects, but montri remains the core verb for “to show.”

See also: montr- as a root in Esperanto, and montrado as the nominal form for demonstrations or displays.