hoberen
Basque
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Alternative forms
Adjective
hoberen
- superlative degree of on (“good”), the best
- Synonym: onen
- Okerrenaren hoberena etorriko da. ― The best of the worst will come.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | hoberen | hoberena | hoberenak | hoberenok | |
| ergative | hoberenek | hoberenak | hoberenek | hoberenok | |
| dative | hobereni | hoberenari | hoberenei | hoberenoi | |
| genitive | hoberenen | hoberenaren | hoberenen | hoberenon | |
| comitative | hoberenekin | hoberenarekin | hoberenekin | hoberenokin | |
| causative | hoberenengatik | hoberenarengatik | hoberenengatik | hoberenongatik | |
| benefactive | hoberenentzat | hoberenarentzat | hoberenentzat | hoberenontzat | |
| instrumental | hoberenez | hoberenaz | hoberenez | hoberenotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | hoberenengan | hoberenarengan | hoberenengan | hoberenongan |
| inan. | hoberenetan | hoberenean | hoberenetan | hoberenotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | hoberenetako | hobereneko | hoberenetako | hoberenotako | |
| allative | anim. | hoberenengana | hoberenarengana | hoberenengana | hoberenongana |
| inan. | hoberenetara | hoberenera | hoberenetara | hoberenotara | |
| terminative | anim. | hoberenenganaino | hoberenarenganaino | hoberenenganaino | hoberenonganaino |
| inan. | hoberenetaraino | hobereneraino | hoberenetaraino | hoberenotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | hoberenenganantz | hoberenarenganantz | hoberenenganantz | hoberenonganantz |
| inan. | hoberenetarantz | hoberenerantz | hoberenetarantz | hoberenotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | hoberenenganako | hoberenarenganako | hoberenenganako | hoberenonganako |
| inan. | hoberenetarako | hoberenerako | hoberenetarako | hoberenotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | hoberenengandik | hoberenarengandik | hoberenengandik | hoberenongandik |
| inan. | hoberenetatik | hoberenetik | hoberenetatik | hoberenotatik | |
| partitive | hoberenik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | hoberentzat | — | — | — | |
Etymology 2
Adjective
hoberen
- genitive indefinite of hobe
Further reading
- “hoberen”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “hoberen”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005