jarraitu

== Basque == === Alternative forms === jarraiki === Etymology === From jarrai (“continuous”) +‎ -tu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟarai̯tu/ [ɟa.rai̯.t̪u] Rhymes: -ai̯tu, -u Hyphenation: ja‧rrai‧tu === Adjective === jarraitu (comparative jarraituago, superlative jarraituen, excessive jarraituegi) continuous Synonyms: etengabe, jarrai, jarraiki ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === jarraitu dio (imperfect participle jarraitzen, future participle jarraituko, short form jarrai, verbal noun jarraitze) to follow, to trail to accompany to persecute, to go after ==== Usage notes ==== The form jarraiki is more common in eastern dialects. Due to the influence of Spanish, western dialects use transitive auxiliaries (with no direct object), eastern dialects continue to use intransitive auxiliaries. The synthetic forms are used in all dialects, but only intransitively, see jarraiki. === Further reading === “jarraitu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “jarraitu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005