jokatu

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Basque

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin iocārī, presumably via the past participle iocātus.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /xokatu/, [xo̞.ka.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /jokatu/, [jo̞.ka.t̪u]

Verb

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jokatu ? (imperfect participle jokatzen, future participle jokatuko, short form joka, verbal noun jokatze)

  1. to play
    Futbolean jokatzen duzue?Do you play football?
  2. to behave, act
  3. to act, perform, play
  4. (linguistics) to conjugate, decline

Further reading

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