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berori

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Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /beɾoɾi/ [be.ɾo.ɾi]
  • Rhymes: -oɾi
  • Hyphenation: be‧ro‧ri

Etymology 1

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Determiner

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berori (postposed)

  1. that one, that same, the same
    Izozki hori berori nahi dut!I want that same ice cream!
Usage notes
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  • Always used after hori, with both words equally inflected.
Declension
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Pronoun

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berori

  1. that one, that same, the same
  2. (formal, dated) Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
    Berorrek nahi badu.If you want.
Usage notes
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  • In the second sense, the verbs it governs are conjugated in the third person (as Spanish usted).
  • As a second person pronoun, it is seldom used nowadays, having been replaced by zu in virtually all formal situations. It is used to show great respect to the listener, as such it was used when addressing people such as priests or doctors.
  • Both beroriek and eurok can be used as plural forms of the second person pronoun (the latter is used mostly in the Biscayan dialect).
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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berori

  1. dative indefinite of bero (hot)

Noun

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berori

  1. dative indefinite of bero (heat)

Further reading

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