Erects

/ɪˈrɛkts/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present of 'erect'; builds, constructs, or raises something into an upright position.

Etymology

From Latin 'erigere' (to raise up, set upright), which became 'erect' in English. The '-s' ending marks third-person singular present tense in modern English.

Kelly Says

When a city 'erects' a monument, it's a formal announcement of memory and value—the verb itself carries ceremonial weight, suggesting permanent intention rather than just 'putting something up.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰራ{}
sera
ARالعربية
يُبني
yu-bna
BNবাংলা
নির্মাণ করে
nirman kore
CACatalà
aixeca
a-y-se-ka
CSČeština
staví
sta-vee
DADansk
opfører
op-for-er
DEDeutsch
errichtet
e-ri-kh-tet
ELΕλληνικά
κτίζει
kti-zee
ESEspañol
erige
e-ree-heh
FAفارسی
ساخت
sa-kht
FISuomi
rakentaa
ra-ke-taa
FRFrançais
édifie
e-dee-fee
GUGU
ઉભરવે
oo-ber-veh
HAHA
gona
go-na
HEעברית
בונה
bo-neh
HIहिन्दी
निर्माण करता है
nirman karta hai
HUMagyar
épít
e-peet
IDBahasa Indonesia
dirikan
dee-ree-kan
IGIG
dịrọ
dee-roh
ITItaliano
erige
e-ree-heh
JA日本語
建設する
kensetsu suru
KKKK
салу
sa-lu
KMKM
ប្រើ
pruh
KO한국어
건설하다
geonsulhada
MRMR
निर्माण करतो
nirman karatoh
MSBahasa Melayu
membina
mem-bee-na
MYမြန်မာ
တည်ဆောက်
tee-sha-kauk
NLNederlands
opricht
op-reht
NONorsk
oppfører
op-for-er
PAPA
ਸੁ-ਰ-ਖ-ਣ
su-ruk-han
PLPolski
buduje
bu-d-zheh
PTPortuguês
ergue
er-geh
RORomână
construie
kon-stru-ee
RUРусский
возводит
voz-vodyt
SVSvenska
uppför
up-for
SWKiswahili
jenga
jen-ga
TAதமிழ்
நிர்மாணிக்கிறது
nirmaniikkida
TEతెలుగు
నిర్మించును
nirminchunu
THไทย
สร้าง
sraht
TLTL
tayo
ta-yo
TRTürkçe
diker
dee-ker
UKУкраїнська
будує
boo-dyeh
URاردو
بنائے
banae
VITiếng Việt
xây dựng
zhay d-ung
YOYO
ṣe
she
ZH中文
竖立
shù lì
ZUZU
yenza
yen-za

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