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 ? (imperfect 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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