erabili

Basque

Etymology

Causative of ibili (“to move”). From Proto-Basque *e-ra-biL-i, from the root *-biL-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /eɾabili/ [e.ɾa.β̞i.li]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /eɾabiʎi/ [e.ɾa.β̞i.ʎi]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Rhymes: -iʎi
• Hyphenation: e‧ra‧bi‧li

Verb

erabili du (imperfect participle erabiltzen, future participle erabiliko, short form erabil, verbal noun erabiltze)

1. to use, make use of
2. to use someone, misuse
3. to plan, think on, meditate

Conjugation

   erabili ― NOR-NORK paradigm

Mood / Tense		NORK (ergative)							NOR (absolutive)
		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

• erabilaldi
• erabilarazi
• erabilbide
• erabilera (“usage”)
• erabilerraz (“easy to use”)
• erabilezin
• erabilgai (“available”)
• erabilgaitasun
• erabilgaitz
• erabilgarri
• erabilgarritasun
• erabilketa (“use, application”)
• erabilmolde
• erabilpen (“usage”)
• erabiltzaile (“user”)
• erabiltzaile-izen (“username”)

 

Further reading

• “erabili”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “erabili”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005