opa izan
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /opa is̻an/, [o̞.pa i.s̻ãn]
Verb
opa izan du/dio (present participle opa izaten, future participle opako, short form opa, verbal noun opa izate)
- (du) to desire, to long for
- Synonym: opatu
- Auto hobea opa nuke. ― I yearn for a better car.
- (dio) to wish (for someone else), to hope
- Gure gonbidatuei zorion opa genien, eta irten ziren. ― We wished our guests good luck, and they left.
- (du) to offer
- Synonyms: opa egin, eskaini, opaldu, opatu
Further reading
- "opa izan" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “opa izan” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus