gerta ahala gerta

Basque

Alternative forms

• gerta ala gerta

Etymology

Literally, “with everything that may happen happening”, see more at ahala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /ɡerta ala ɡerta/, [ɡe̞r.t̪a a.la ɣ̞e̞r.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /ɡerta ahala ɡerta/, [ɡe̞r.t̪a a.ɦa.la ɣ̞e̞r.t̪a]

Adverb

gerta ahala gerta (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) come what may

Further reading

• “gerta ahala gerta”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]