erabili
Basque
Etymology
From ibili (“go, move”) with ancient causative infix -ra-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /eɾabiʎi/, [e̞.ɾa.β̞i.ʎi]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /eɾabili/, [e̞.ɾa.β̞i.li]
Verb
erabili ? (present participle erabiltzen, future participle erabiliko, short form erabil, verbal noun erabiltze)
- to use, make use of
- to use someone, misuse
- to plan, think on, meditate
Conjugation
erabili ― NOR-NORK paradigm
Mood / Tense | NORK (ergative) | NOR (absolutive) | ||||||||
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1st sg | 2nd sg informal | 3rd sg | 1st pl | 2nd sg neuter | 2nd pl | 3rd pl | ||||
nik | hik | hark | guk | zuk | zuek | haiek | ||||
indicative | present | ― | narabilk/na | narabil | ― | narabilzu | narabilzue | narabilte | ni | 1st sg |
harabilt | ― | harabil | harabilgu | ― | ― | harabilte | hi | 2nd sg inf | ||
darabilt | darabilk/na | darabil | darabilgu | darabilzu | darabilzue | darabilte | hura | 3rd sg | ||
― | garabiltzak/n | garabiltza | ― | garabiltzazu | garabiltzazue | garabiltzate | gu | 1st pl | ||
zarabiltzat | ― | zarabiltza | zarabiltzagu | ― | ― | zarabiltzate | zu | 2nd sg for | ||
zarabilztet | ― | zarabilzte | zarabilztegu | ― | ― | zarabilztete | zuek | 2nd pl | ||
darabiltzat | darabiltzak/n | darabiltza | darabiltzagu | darabiltzazu | darabiltzazue | darabiltzate | haiek | 3rd pl | ||
past | ― | ninderabilan/nan | ninderabilen | ― | ninderabilzun | ninderabilzuen | ninderabilten | ni | 1st sg | |
hinderabildan | ― | hinderabilen | hinderabilgun | ― | ― | hinderabilten | hi | 2nd sg inf | ||
nerabilen | herabilen | zerabilen | generabilen | zenerabilen | zenerabilten | zerabilten | hura | 3rd sg | ||
― | ginderabiltzaan/nan | ginderabiltzan | ― | ginderabiltzazun | ginderabiltzazuen | ginderabiltzaten | gu | 1st pl | ||
zinderabiltzadan | ― | zinderabiltzan | zinderabiltzagun | ― | ― | zinderabiltzaten | zu | 2nd sg for | ||
zinderabilztedan | ― | zinderabilzten | zinderabilztegun | ― | ― | zinderabilzteten | zuek | 2nd pl | ||
nerabiltzan | herabiltzan | zerabiltzan | generabiltzan | zenerabiltzan | zenerabiltzaten | zerabiltzaten | haiek | 3rd pl | ||
hypothetic | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ni | 1st sg | |
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | hi | 2nd sg inf | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | hura | 3rd sg | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | gu | 1st pl | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | zu | 2nd sg for | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | zuek | 2nd pl | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | haiek | 3rd pl | ||
potential | present | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ni | 1st sg |
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | hi | 2nd sg inf | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | hura | 3rd sg | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | gu | 1st pl | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | zu | 2nd sg for | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | zuek | 2nd pl | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | haiek | 3rd pl | ||
past | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ni | 1st sg | |
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | hi | 2nd sg inf | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | hura | 3rd sg | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | gu | 1st pl | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | zu | 2nd sg for | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | zuek | 2nd pl | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | haiek | 3rd pl | ||
hypothetic | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ni | 1st sg | |
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | hi | 2nd sg inf | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | hura | 3rd sg | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | gu | 1st pl | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | zu | 2nd sg for | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | zuek | 2nd pl | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | haiek | 3rd pl | ||
imperative | present | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ni | 1st sg |
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | hi | 2nd sg inf | ||
― | erabilk/na | berabil | ― | erabilzu | erabilzue | berabilte | hura | 3rd sg | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | gu | 1st pl | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | zu | 2nd sg for | ||
― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | zuek | 2nd pl | ||
― | ― | berabiltza | ― | ― | ― | berabiltzate | haiek | 3rd pl |
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- erabilketa (“use, application”)
- erabiltzaile (“user”)
Further reading
- "erabili" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “erabili” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus