oroitu

Basque

Etymology

From oroit (“memory”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾoi̯tu/, [o̞.ɾo̞i̯.t̪u]

Verb

oroitu da/du (imperfect participle oroitzen, future participle oroituko, short form oroit, verbal noun oroitze)

1. 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.

Further reading

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