behar

See also: Behar

Basque

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Southern) /bear/, [be̞.ar]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /behar/, [be̞.ɦar]

Adjective

behar (comparative beharrago, superlative beharren, excessive beharregi)

1. poor
2. necessary

Declension

Declension of behar (adjective, ending in -r)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		behar	beharra	beharrak
ergative		beharrek	beharrak	beharrek
dative		beharri	beharrari	beharrei
genitive		beharren	beharraren	beharren
comitative		beharrekin	beharrarekin	beharrekin
causative		beharrengatik	beharrarengatik	beharrengatik
benefactive		beharrentzat	beharrarentzat	beharrentzat
instrumental		beharrez	beharraz	beharrez
inessive	anim	beharrengan	beharrarengan	beharrengan
	inan	beharretan	beharrean	beharretan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	beharretako	beharreko	beharretako
allative	anim	beharrengana	beharrarengana	beharrengana
	inan	beharretara	beharrera	beharretara
terminative	anim	beharrenganaino	beharrarenganaino	beharrenganaino
	inan	beharretaraino	beharreraino	beharretaraino
directive	anim	beharrenganantz	beharrarenganantz	beharrenganantz
	inan	beharretarantz	beharrerantz	beharretarantz
destinative	anim	beharrenganako	beharrarenganako	beharrenganako
	inan	beharretarako	beharrerako	beharretarako
ablative	anim	beharrengandik	beharrarengandik	beharrengandik
	inan	beharretatik	beharretik	beharretatik
partitive		beharrik	—	—
prolative		behartzat	—	—

Noun

behar inan

1. necessity, need
2. work, effort

Usage notes

The combination behar izan (literally “to have need”) is effectively the modal verb 'need'.

Declension

Declension of behar (inanimate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	behar	beharra	beharrak
ergative	beharrek	beharrak	beharrek
dative	beharri	beharrari	beharrei
genitive	beharren	beharraren	beharren
comitative	beharrekin	beharrarekin	beharrekin
causative	beharrengatik	beharrarengatik	beharrengatik
benefactive	beharrentzat	beharrarentzat	beharrentzat
instrumental	beharrez	beharraz	beharrez
inessive	beharretan	beharrean	beharretan
locative	beharretako	beharreko	beharretako
allative	beharretara	beharrera	beharretara
terminative	beharretaraino	beharreraino	beharretaraino
directive	beharretarantz	beharrerantz	beharretarantz
destinative	beharretarako	beharrerako	beharretarako
ablative	beharretatik	beharretik	beharretatik
partitive	beharrik	—	—
prolative	behartzat	—	—

Derived terms

• behartsu

Further reading

• “behar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “behar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بهار (bahâr), from Persian بهار (bahâr). Doublet of vesna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /běxaːr/
• Hyphenation: be‧har

Noun

bèhār m (Cyrillic spelling бѐха̄р)

1. (regional, Bosnia) blossom

Declension

Declension of behar

	singular	plural
nominative	bèhār	behari
genitive	behára	behara
dative	beharu	beharima
accusative	behar	behare
vocative	beharu / behare	behari
locative	beharu	beharima
instrumental	beharom	beharima

Further reading

• “behar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025