acaba

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See also: Acaba, acabá, and acabà

Asturian

Verb

acaba

  1. third-person singular present indicative of acabar
  2. second-person singular imperative of acabar

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

acaba

  1. inflection of acabar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

acaba

  1. inflection of acabar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Verb

acaba

  1. inflection of acabar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈkaba/
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: a‧ca‧ba

Verb

acaba

  1. inflection of acabar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عجبا (ʿacaba), from Arabic عَجَبًا (ʕajaban), adverbial accusative of عَجَب (ʕajab, “astonishment, wonder, amazement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.d͡ʒɑ.bɑː/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ba

Adverb

acaba

  1. Used to add a meaning of curiosity, indecision or doubt, and sometimes courtesy. Roughly equivalent to “I wonder (if/whether)”, “Would you please...”, “May I...”, "by any chance".
    Bana ne hediye aldı acaba? (curiosity) ― I wonder what did he/she buy me as a present?
    Bu sınavı acaba geçebilir miyim? (doubt) ― I wonder if I could pass this exam?/Could I pass this exam?
    Acaba hangi ayakkabıyı alsam? (indecision) ― (I wonder,) which shoe should I buy?
    Acaba şu çantaya da bakabilir miyim? (courtesy) ― Could I see that bag, too, by any chance?

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “عجبا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1286
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “عجبا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 839
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “acaba”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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