basta

See also: bastá, bästa, bašta, başta, and bàsta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basta.

Interjection

basta

1. (obsolete) (that's) enough; stop!
   • Lucentio, Taming of the Shrew

     Basta, content thee, for I have it full.

Translations

that's enough, stop

• Bashkir: етәр (yetər)
• Italian: basta (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: ба́ста (ru) (básta)
• Spanish: basta (es)

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “basta”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• Staab, sabat

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish basta, from Vulgar Latin *bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bas‧ta

Adverb

basta

1. so long as

Conjunction

basta

1. provided that

Interjection

basta

1. used in a refusal to provide a full answer to a question
2. enough!, (I'm) not hearing anymore of this!, (I'm) not listening anymore!

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Danish

Interjection

basta

1. my decision is final, and I will debate no further

   Vi tager til Bern, og dermed basta.

   We're going to Bern, end of discussion.

Synonyms

• færdig

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish basta.

Adjective

basta

1. enough

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.sta/

Verb

basta

1. third-person singular present of bastare
2. second-person singular imperative of bastare

Interjection

basta!

1. enough!

   basta così? ― Is that enough?

Derived terms

• basta che (“whatever”)

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian basta.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

basta

1. (literary) enough!

Synonyms

• dosyć, dość
• starczy, wystarczy

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃ.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: bas‧ta

Interjection

basta

1. enough

Verb

basta

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbasta/ [ˈbas.t̪a]

Interjection

basta

1. enough

Noun

basta f (plural bastas)

1. (sewing) basting

   Synonym: hilván

Adjective

basta

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective basto.

Verb

basta

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of bastar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of bastar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of bastar.

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Swedish

Etymology

From bastu +‎ -a.

Verb

basta (present bastar, preterite bastade, supine bastat, imperative basta)

1. to sit in a sauna

Conjugation

Conjugation of basta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	basta		—
Supine	bastat		—
Imperative	basta		—
Imper. plural1	basten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bastar	bastade	—	—
Ind. plural1	basta	bastade	—	—
Subjunctive2	baste	bastade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	bastande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• bada bastu

See also

• bastu

Interjection

basta

1. enough! No more discussion!

Usage notes

Used to state that the discussion is over, and that the speaker won't listen to any further arguments.

See also

• och därmed basta!

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish basta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basˈta/

Conjunction

basta

1. as long as; provided that; if and only if

   Kahit mahirap, basta't masipag, ay aasenso.

   Even in poverty, as long as one is hardworking, one's lifestyle will improve.

Interjection

basta

1. used to give an indirect explanation

   Pupunta ako sa... Basta!

   I'm going to... It's a secret!

2. used to signify cutting a long story short
3. used to conclude or summarize a conversation

   Basta, mag-ingat ka.

   Whatever, just take care.

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Welsh

Noun

basta

1. Soft mutation of pasta.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pasta	basta	mhasta	phasta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.