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Basque
Etymology
From Latin parcitum, neuter perfect passive participle of parcō (“I forgive”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /barkatu/
- Rhymes: -atu
- Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧tu
Verb
barkatu du/dio (imperfect participle barkatzen, future participle barkatuko, short form barka, verbal noun barkatze)
- to forgive
- Barkatu al nazakezu? Bale, barkatzen zaitut. ― Can you forgive me? Ok, I forgive you.
Usage notes
When used in the sense "to forgive someone", it takes dio verbs with a dummy direct object. This is probably due to the influence of some Spanish speakers using le as a direct object pronoun.
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