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
• “oheratu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005