ahal
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *anal.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ahal/ [a.hal]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /al/ [al]
- Rhymes: -ahal, -al
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: a‧hal
Noun
ahal inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ahal | ahala | ahalak | ahalok |
| ergative | ahalek | ahalak | ahalek | ahalok |
| dative | ahali | ahalari | ahalei | ahaloi |
| genitive | ahalen | ahalaren | ahalen | ahalon |
| comitative | ahalekin | ahalarekin | ahalekin | ahalokin |
| causative | ahalengatik | ahalarengatik | ahalengatik | ahalongatik |
| benefactive | ahalentzat | ahalarentzat | ahalentzat | ahalontzat |
| instrumental | ahalez | ahalaz | ahalez | ahalotaz |
| innesive | ahaletan | ahalean | ahaletan | ahalotan |
| locative | ahaletako | ahaleko | ahaletako | ahalotako |
| allative | ahaletara | ahalera | ahaletara | ahalotara |
| terminative | ahaletaraino | ahaleraino | ahaletaraino | ahalotaraino |
| directive | ahaletarantz | ahalerantz | ahaletarantz | ahalotarantz |
| destinative | ahaletarako | ahalerako | ahaletarako | ahalotarako |
| ablative | ahaletatik | ahaletik | ahaletatik | ahalotatik |
| partitive | ahalik | — | — | — |
| prolative | ahaltzat | — | — | — |
Particle
ahal
- hopefully (used with periphrastic verbs in the future tense)
- Azterketa aprobatuko ahal du! ― Hopefully, he/she will pass the exam.
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “ahal”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 70
Further reading
- “ahal”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “ahal”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005