bastar

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bastāre (“to suffice”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bəsˈta/
(Valencian) IPA^(key): /basˈtaɾ/

Verb[edit]

bastar (first-person singular present basto, past participle bastat)

(intransitive) to suffice
Synonym: estar suficient
(takes a reflexive pronoun) to be self-sufficient
bastar a si mateix ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of bastar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			bastar
present participle			bastant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bastat		bastada
		plural		bastats		bastades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	basto	bastes	basta	bastem	basteu	basten
	imperfect	bastava	bastaves	bastava	bastàvem	bastàveu	bastaven
	future	bastaré	bastaràs	bastarà	bastarem	bastareu	bastaran
	preterite	bastí	bastares	bastà	bastàrem	bastàreu	bastaren
	conditional	bastaria	bastaries	bastaria	bastaríem	bastaríeu	bastarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	basti	bastis	basti	bastem	basteu	bastin
	imperfect	bastés	bastessis	bastés	bastéssim	bastéssiu	bastessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
imperative		—	basta	basti	bastem	basteu	bastin

Derived terms[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *bastō (“to suffice”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /basˈtaɾ/

Verb[edit]

bastar (first-person singular present basto, first-person singular preterite bastei, past participle bastado)

to suffice
Synonyms: abastar, abondar, chegar

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of bastar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	bastar
personal	bastar	bastares	bastar	bastarmos	bastardes	bastaren
Gerund
	bastando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	bastado			bastados
feminine	bastada			bastadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	basto	bastas	basta	bastamos	bastades	bastan
imperfect	bastaba	bastabas	bastaba	bastabamos	bastabades	bastaban
preterite	bastei	bastaches	bastou	bastamos	bastastes	bastaron
pluperfect	bastara	bastaras	bastara	bastaramos	bastarades	bastaran
future	bastarei	bastarás	bastará	bastaremos	bastaredes	bastarán
conditional	bastaría	bastarías	bastaría	bastariamos	bastariades	bastarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	baste	bastes	baste	bastemos	bastedes	basten
preterite	bastase	bastases	bastase	bastásemos	bastásedes	bastasen
future	bastar	bastares	bastar	bastarmos	bastardes	bastaren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	basta	baste	bastemos	bastade	basten
negative	–	bastes	baste	bastemos	bastedes	basten

Derived terms[edit]

abastar

References[edit]

“bastar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“bast” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“bastar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“bastar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“bastar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch bastaard, from Middle Dutch bastaert, from Old French bastard, from Late Latin bastardus, of Germanic origin, possibly Frankish.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈbastar]
Hyphenation: bas‧tar

Noun[edit]

bastar

bastard, mongrel, biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties.
mixed, stemming from two or more races or breeds.
(biology) hybrid, offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
Synonym: hibrida

Derived terms[edit]

Ladino[edit]

Verb[edit]

bastar (Latin spelling)

to suffice, be enough

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *bastāre (“to suffice”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˈta(ʁ)/ [basˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /basˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baʃˈta(ʁ)/ [baʃˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˈta(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃˈtaɾ/

Verb[edit]

bastar (first-person singular present basto, first-person singular preterite bastei, past participle bastado)

(intransitive) to suffice
(intransitive) to satisfy
inflection of bastar:
1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of bastar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	bastar
Personal	bastar	bastares	bastar	bastarmos	bastardes	bastarem
Gerund
	bastando
Past participle
Masculine	bastado			bastados
Feminine	bastada			bastadas
Indicative
Present	basto	bastas	basta	bastamos	bastais	bastam
Imperfect	bastava	bastavas	bastava	bastávamos	bastáveis	bastavam
Preterite	bastei	bastaste	bastou	bastamos¹, bastámos²	bastastes	bastaram
Pluperfect	bastara	bastaras	bastara	bastáramos	bastáreis	bastaram
Future	bastarei	bastarás	bastará	bastaremos	bastareis	bastarão
Conditional
	bastaria	bastarias	bastaria	bastaríamos	bastaríeis	bastariam
Subjunctive
Present	baste	bastes	baste	bastemos	basteis	bastem
Imperfect	bastasse	bastasses	bastasse	bastássemos	bastásseis	bastassem
Future	bastar	bastares	bastar	bastarmos	bastardes	bastarem
Imperative
Affirmative		basta	baste	bastemos	bastai	bastem
Negative (não)		não bastes	não baste	não bastemos	não basteis	não bastem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bastar.

Derived terms[edit]

quanto baste

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bastāre (“to suffice”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /basˈtaɾ/ [basˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: bas‧tar

Verb[edit]

bastar (first-person singular present basto, first-person singular preterite basté, past participle bastado)

(intransitive) to be enough; to suffice
Cualquier lugar basta.
Any place will do.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of bastar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			bastar
gerund			bastando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bastado		bastada
		plural		bastados		bastadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	basto	bastas^{^tú} bastás^{^vos}	basta	bastamos	bastáis	bastan
	imperfect	bastaba	bastabas	bastaba	bastábamos	bastabais	bastaban
	preterite	basté	bastaste	bastó	bastamos	bastasteis	bastaron
	future	bastaré	bastarás	bastará	bastaremos	bastaréis	bastarán
	conditional	bastaría	bastarías	bastaría	bastaríamos	bastaríais	bastarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	baste	bastes^{^tú} bastés^{^vos²}	baste	bastemos	bastéis	basten
	imperfect (ra)	bastara	bastaras	bastara	bastáramos	bastarais	bastaran
	imperfect (se)	bastase	bastases	bastase	bastásemos	bastaseis	bastasen
	future¹	bastare	bastares	bastare	bastáremos	bastareis	bastaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		basta^{^tú} bastá^{^vos}	baste	bastemos	bastad	basten
	negative		no bastes	no baste	no bastemos	no bastéis	no basten

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of bastar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive bastar
	dative	bastarme	bastarte	bastarle, bastarse	bastarnos	bastaros	bastarles, bastarse
	accusative	bastarme	bastarte	bastarlo, bastarla, bastarse	bastarnos	bastaros	bastarlos, bastarlas, bastarse

with gerund bastando
	dative	bastándome	bastándote	bastándole, bastándose	bastándonos	bastándoos	bastándoles, bastándose
	accusative	bastándome	bastándote	bastándolo, bastándola, bastándose	bastándonos	bastándoos	bastándolos, bastándolas, bastándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative basta
	dative	bástame	bástate	bástale	bástanos	not used	bástales
	accusative	bástame	bástate	bástalo, bástala	bástanos	not used	bástalos, bástalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative bastá
	dative	bastame	bastate	bastale	bastanos	not used	bastales
	accusative	bastame	bastate	bastalo, bastala	bastanos	not used	bastalos, bastalas

with formal second-person singular imperative baste
	dative	básteme	not used	bástele, bástese	bástenos	not used	básteles
	accusative	básteme	not used	bástelo, bástela, bástese	bástenos	not used	bástelos, bástelas

with first-person plural imperative bastemos
	dative	not used	bastémoste	bastémosle	bastémonos	bastémoos	bastémosles
	accusative	not used	bastémoste	bastémoslo, bastémosla	bastémonos	bastémoos	bastémoslos, bastémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative bastad
	dative	bastadme	not used	bastadle	bastadnos	bastaos	bastadles
	accusative	bastadme	not used	bastadlo, bastadla	bastadnos	bastaos	bastadlos, bastadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative basten
	dative	bástenme	not used	bástenle	bástennos	not used	bástenles, bástense
	accusative	bástenme	not used	bástenlo, bástenla	bástennos	not used	bástenlos, bástenlas, bástense

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bastar

present indicative of basta

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barast

bastar

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