zapaldu

Basque

Etymology

zapal (“squashed, flattened”) +‎ -du (“verb forming suffix”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /s̻apaldu/, [s̻a.pal̪.d̪u]

Adjective

zapaldu (comparative zapalduago, superlative zapalduen, excessive zapalduegi)

  1. oppressed
    Zapalduon oihua.
    The cry of the oppressed.
  2. crushed

Declension
Declension of zapaldu (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zapaldu zapaldua zapalduak
ergative zapalduk zapalduak zapalduek
dative zapalduri zapalduari zapalduei
genitive zapalduren zapalduaren zapalduen
comitative zapaldurekin zapalduarekin zapalduekin
causative zapaldurengatik zapalduarengatik zapalduengatik
benefactive zapaldurentzat zapalduarentzat zapalduentzat
instrumental zapalduz zapalduaz zapalduez
inessive anim. zapaldurengan zapalduarengan zapalduengan
inanim. zapaldutan zapalduan zapalduetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. zapaldutako zapalduko zapalduetako
allative anim. zapaldurengana zapalduarengana zapalduengana
inanim. zapaldutara zapaldura zapalduetara
terminative anim. zapaldurenganaino zapalduarenganaino zapalduenganaino
inanim. zapaldutaraino zapalduraino zapalduetaraino
directive anim. zapaldurenganantz zapalduarenganantz zapalduenganantz
inanim. zapaldutarantz zapaldurantz zapalduetarantz
destinative anim. zapaldurenganako zapalduarenganako zapalduenganako
inanim. zapaldutarako zapaldurako zapalduetarako
ablative anim. zapaldurengandik zapalduarengandik zapalduengandik
inanim. zapaldutatik zapaldutik zapalduetatik
partitive zapaldurik — —
prolative zapaldutzat — —

Verb

zapaldu ? (imperfect participle zapaltzen, future participle zapalduko, short form zapal, verbal noun zapaltze)

  1. (intransitive) to step
  2. (transitive) to step on, to tread on (something)
    Ez egiteko esan nion arren, sugea zapaldu zuen.
    Even do I told her not to, she stepped on the snake.
  3. (transitive) to oppress
    Kapitalismoak langileok zapaltzen ditu.
    Capitalism oppresses the workers.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • "zapaldu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “zapaldu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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