alceli
Esperanto
Etymology
From al- + celo + -i.
Verb
alceli (present alcelas, past alcelis, future alcelos, conditional alcelus, volitive alcelu)
- (transitive, intransitive) to aim, direct
- bone alcelita ŝtono
- a well-aimed stone
- alceli dulorneton al ŝipo
- to aim binoculars at a ship
- alceli siajn paŝojn ien
- to direct one’s steps somewhere
Usage notes
The direct object of alceli is the thing oriented by the subject in a particular direction, while the direct object of celi is the thing toward which it is oriented—the ultimate goal of the action. Compare:
- alceli fotilon “to aim a camera”
- celi anason “to aim at a duck”
- alceli fotilon al anaso “to aim a camera at a duck”