oheratu

Basque

Etymology

From ohe (“bed”) +‎ -ra (“to”, allative suffix) +‎ -tu (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Southern) /oeɾatu/, [o̞.e̞.ɾa.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /oheɾatu/, [o̞.ɦe̞.ɾa.t̪u]

Verb

oheratu ? (present participle oheratzen, future participle oheratuko, short form ohera, verbal noun oheratze)

  1. to go to bed, lie down
    Bera oso goiz oheratu zen. ― He went to bed very early.
    Oheratu nahi duzu? ― Do you want to lie down?
  2. to sleep with, have sex with (with a comitative noun phrase or pronoun)
    Zurekin oheratu nahi du. ― He wants to sleep with you.
  3. to sleep together, have sex, make love (with a plural subject, and, usually, elkarrekin, "with each other")
    Ez dakit zergatik ez ginen inoiz elkarrekin oheratu. ― I don't know why we never slept together.

Further reading

  • "oheratu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “oheratu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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