oroitu
Basque
Etymology
From oroit (“memory”) + -tu.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾoi̯tu/, [o̞.ɾo̞i̯.t̪u]
Verb
oroitu da/du (present participle oroitzen, future participle oroituko, short form oroit, verbal noun oroitze)
- to remember, to recall
- Egun horretaz oroitzen naiz. ― I remember that day. (literally, “I remember about that day.”)
Usage notes
This verb can take intransitive or transitive auxiliaries without a change in meaning. When conjugated with intransitive auxiliaries, what is remembered takes the instrumental case.
References
- “oroit” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "oroitu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “oroitu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus