behar bezala

Basque

Etymology

From behar (“to need”) +‎ bezala (“like, as”), an ellipsis of behar den bezala (literally “as it is needed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /behar bes̻ala/ [be.har β̞e.s̻a.la]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /bear bes̻ala/ [be.ar β̞e.s̻a.la]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /bear bes̻ala/ [be.ar β̞e.s̻a.la]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /bear bes̺ala/ [be.ar β̞e.s̺a.la]

• Hyphenation: be‧har be‧za‧la

Adverb

behar bezala (not comparable)

1. properly

Derived terms

• behar bezalako (“proper”)

 

Further reading

• “behar bezala”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “behar bezala”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005