ahal
See also: ahàl
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *anal.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /al/, [al]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /ahal/, [a.ɦal]
Noun
ahal inan
- power, capacity
- capability, might
Declension
| Declension of ahal (inanimate, ending in consonant) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- “ahal” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "ahal" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “ahal” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus