bastar

Albanian

Noun

bastar

1. small hut for shepherds

Further reading

• “bastar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəsˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [basˈtaɾ]

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) to suffice

   Synonyms: ser suficient, haver-n'hi prou

2. (pronominal) to be self-sufficient

   bastar a si mateix ― to get by alone

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bastar (first conjugation)

infinitive			bastar
gerund			bastant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bastat		bastada
		plural		bastats		bastades
person		singular			plural
		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
	affirmative	—	basta	basti	bastem	basteu	bastin
	negative (no)	—	no bastis	no basti	no bastem	no basteu	no bastin

Derived terms

• abastar
• bast
• bastament
• bastança
• bastant

Further reading

• “bastar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “bastar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “bastar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bastar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basˈtaɾ/

Verb

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

1. to suffice

   Synonyms: abastar, abondar, chegar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bastar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	bastar
Personal	bastar	bastares	bastar	bastarmos	bastardes	bastaren
Gerund
	bastando
Past participle
Masculine	bastado			bastados
Feminine	bastada			bastadas
Indicative
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
Present	baste	bastes	baste	bastemos	bastedes	basten
Imperfect	bastase	bastases	bastase	bastásemos	bastásedes	bastasen
Future	bastar	bastares	bastar	bastarmos	bastardes	bastaren
Imperative
Affirmative		basta	baste	bastemos	bastade	basten
Negative (non)		non bastes	non baste	non bastemos	non bastedes	non basten

    Reintegrated conjugation of bastar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / 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	bastades, bastais	bastam
Imperfect	bastava	bastavas	bastava	bastávamos	bastávades, bastáveis, bastávais1	bastavam
Preterite	bastei	bastaste, bastache1	bastou	bastamos	bastastes	bastárom, bastaram
Pluperfect	bastara	bastaras	bastara	bastáramos	bastárades, bastáreis, bastárais1	bastaram
Future	bastarei	bastarás	bastará	bastaremos	bastaredes, bastareis	bastarám, bastarão
Conditional	bastaria	bastarias	bastaria	bastaríamos	bastaríades, bastaríeis, bastaríais1	bastariam
Subjunctive
Present	baste	bastes	baste	bastemos	bastedes, basteis	bastem
Imperfect	bastasse	bastasses	bastasse	bastássemos	bastássedes, bastásseis	bastassem
Future	bastar	bastares	bastar	bastarmos	bastardes	bastarem
Imperative
Affirmative		basta	baste	bastemos	bastade, bastai	bastem
Negative (nom)		nom bastes	nom baste	nom bastemos	nom bastedes, nom basteis	nom bastem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• abastar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “bastar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “bast”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bastar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “bastar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bastar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “bastar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bastar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bastar

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

   Synonym: hibrida

Alternative forms

• bastaard (1901–1947)

Derived terms

• membastar
• pembastaran

Further reading

• “bastar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ladino

Verb

bastar

1. to suffice, be enough

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /basˈta(ʁ)/ [basˈta(h)]

• (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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃˈtaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐʃˈta.ɾi/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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Verb

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

1. (intransitive) to suffice
2. (intransitive) to satisfy

Conjugation

    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

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bastar.

Derived terms

• quanto baste

Further reading

• “bastar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “bastar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “bastar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “bastar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “bastar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “bastar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basˈtaɾ/ [basˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bas‧tar

Verb

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

1. (intransitive, sometimes impersonal) to be enough; to suffice

   Cualquier lugar basta.

   Any place will do.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bastar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			bastar
gerund			bastando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bastado		bastada
		plural		bastados		bastadas
		singular			plural
		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	bastastú bastásvos	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	bastestú bastésvos2	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		bastatú bastávos	baste	bastemos	bastad	basten
	negative		no bastes	no baste	no bastemos	no bastéis	no basten

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-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 tuteo 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 voseo 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

Derived terms

• a buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan
• abastar
• bastar y sobrar
• para muestra basta un botón

Related terms

• basta
• bastante

Further reading

• “bastar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Swedish

Verb

bastar

1. present indicative of basta

Anagrams

• barast