ahal

See also: ahàl

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *anal.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /al/, [al]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /ahal/, [a.ɦal]

Noun

ahal inan

  1. power, capacity
  2. capability, might

Declension
Declension of ahal (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ahal ahala ahalak
ergative ahalek ahalak ahalek
dative ahali ahalari ahalei
genitive ahalen ahalaren ahalen
comitative ahalekin ahalarekin ahalekin
causative ahalengatik ahalarengatik ahalengatik
benefactive ahalentzat ahalarentzat ahalentzat
instrumental ahalez ahalaz ahalez
inessive ahaletan ahalean ahaletan
locative ahaletako ahaleko ahaletako
allative ahaletara ahalera ahaletara
terminative ahaletaraino ahaleraino ahaletaraino
directive ahaletarantz ahalerantz ahaletarantz
destinative ahaletarako ahalerako ahaletarako
ablative ahaletatik ahaletik ahaletatik
partitive ahalik — —
prolative ahaltzat — —

Particle

ahal

  1. hopefully (used with periphrastic verbs in the future tense)
    Azterketa aprobatuko ahal du! ― Hopefully, he/she will pass the exam.

References
  1. “ahal” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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