ahal
See also: ahàl
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ahal | ahala | ahalak |
| ergative | ahalek | ahalak | ahalek |
| dative | ahali | ahalari | ahalei |
| genitive | ahalen | ahalaren | ahalen |
| comitative | ahalekin | ahalarekin | ahalekin |
| causative | ahalengatik | ahalarengatik | ahalengatik |
| benefactive | ahalentzat | ahalarentzat | ahalentzat |
| instrumental | ahalez | ahalaz | ahalez |
| inessive | ahaletan | ahalean | ahaletan |
| locative | ahaletako | ahaleko | ahaletako |
| allative | ahaletara | ahalera | ahaletara |
| terminative | ahaletaraino | ahaleraino | ahaletaraino |
| directive | ahaletarantz | ahalerantz | ahaletarantz |
| destinative | ahaletarako | ahalerako | ahaletarako |
| ablative | ahaletatik | ahaletik | ahaletatik |
| 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