jarraitu
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Basque
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From jarrai (“continuous”) + -tu.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]jarraitu (comparative jarraituago, superlative jarraituen, excessive jarraituegi)
Declension
[edit]Declension of jarraitu (adjective, ending in vowel)
Derived terms
[edit]- jarraituki (“continuously”)
- jarraitutasun (“continuity”)
Verb
[edit]jarraitu dio (imperfect participle jarraitzen, future participle jarraituko, short form jarrai, verbal noun jarraitze)
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]- “jarraitu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “jarraitu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005