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Basque
Etymology
Shift from igaran, from *e-ra-gan-i, causative of *e-gan-i (“to go up”), with metathesis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɡaɾo/
- Rhymes: -aɾo
- Hyphenation: i‧ga‧ro
Verb
igaro da/du (imperfect participle igarotzen, future participle igaroko, short form igaro, verbal noun igarotze)
- (da) to pass, to cross
- Nondik igaro zineten etxera itzultzeko? ― Which way did you take to return home? (literally, “Through where did you pass to return home?”)
- (du) to pass, to cross (something)
- Zubia igaro dute. ― They've crossed the bridge.
- (da) to pass (said of time)
- Arratsaldea igaro zen ezer gertatu gabe. ― The afternoon passed without anything happening.
- (du) to spend time
- Egun osoa etxean igaro zuten euria zela eta. ― They spent the whole day at home due to the rain.
- (du) to endure
- Synonym: jasan
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