jarraitu

Basque

Alternative forms

• jarraiki

Etymology

From jarrai (“continuous”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟarai̯tu/ [ɟa.rai̯.t̪u]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /xarai̯tu/ [xa.rai̯.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xarai̯tu/ [xa.rai̯.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒarai̯tu/ [d͡ʒa.rai̯.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Navarrese) /jarai̯tu/ [ja.rai̯.t̪u]

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• Rhymes: -ai̯tu
• Hyphenation: ja‧rrai‧tu

Adjective

jarraitu (comparative jarraituago, superlative jarraituen, excessive jarraituegi)

1. continuous

   Synonyms: etengabe, jarrai, jarraiki

Declension

Declension of jarraitu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		jarraitu	jarraitua	jarraituak
ergative		jarraituk	jarraituak	jarraituek
dative		jarraituri	jarraituari	jarraituei
genitive		jarraituren	jarraituaren	jarraituen
comitative		jarraiturekin	jarraituarekin	jarraituekin
causative		jarraiturengatik	jarraituarengatik	jarraituengatik
benefactive		jarraiturentzat	jarraituarentzat	jarraituentzat
instrumental		jarraituz	jarraituaz	jarraituez
inessive	anim.	jarraiturengan	jarraituarengan	jarraituengan
	inanim.	jarraitutan	jarraituan	jarraituetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	jarraitutako	jarraituko	jarraituetako
allative	anim.	jarraiturengana	jarraituarengana	jarraituengana
	inanim.	jarraitutara	jarraitura	jarraituetara
terminative	anim.	jarraiturenganaino	jarraituarenganaino	jarraituenganaino
	inanim.	jarraitutaraino	jarraituraino	jarraituetaraino
directive	anim.	jarraiturenganantz	jarraituarenganantz	jarraituenganantz
	inanim.	jarraitutarantz	jarraiturantz	jarraituetarantz
destinative	anim.	jarraiturenganako	jarraituarenganako	jarraituenganako
	inanim.	jarraitutarako	jarraiturako	jarraituetarako
ablative	anim.	jarraiturengandik	jarraituarengandik	jarraituengandik
	inanim.	jarraitutatik	jarraitutik	jarraituetatik
partitive		jarraiturik	—	—
prolative		jarraitutzat	—	—

Derived terms

• jarraituki (“continuously”)
• jarraitutasun (“continuity”)

 

Verb

jarraitu dio (imperfect participle jarraitzen, future participle jarraituko, short form jarrai, verbal noun jarraitze)

1. to follow, to trail
2. to accompany
3. to persecute, to go after

Usage notes

The form jarraiki is more common in eastern dialects. Due to the influence of Spanish, western dialects use transitive auxiliaries (with no direct object), eastern dialects continue to use intransitive auxiliaries. The synthetic forms are used in all dialects, but only intransitively, see jarraiki.

Further reading

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