bero
/beɾo/
The English word hot translates to bero in Basque.
bero is used to describe something having a high temperature.
Meaning: having a high temperature (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word changes depending on how it is used in a sentence. When it functions as a predicate or adverbial, such as describing the state of the weather in the phrase Bero asko egiten du, use bero. If you are using it as an adjective to modify a singular noun in the absolutive case, you must add the suffix -a to get beroa. To form the plural absolutive, add the suffix -ak to get beroak.
How do you pronounce it?
/beɾo/
Did you know?
- Basque is a language isolate, meaning bero has no known cognates or relatives in any other living language, including Spanish or French.
- While bero describes temperature, Basque uses the word pikante for 'hot' when referring to spicy food, similar to English but unlike some other Romance languages.
- When talking about a 'hot' debate or a 'heated' argument, Basque uses larri or gogor instead of bero.
Examples in context
- Nork nahi du txokolate beroa?Who wants hot chocolate?This sentence shows how to use bero to ask about hot chocolate.Tatoeba #896625 by gorkaazk, translation #451728 by CM
- Bero asko egiten du hemen.It's very hot here.This sentence demonstrates the use of bero when describing the weather.Tatoeba #659426 by Txopi, translation #61668 by CK
- Zopa beroegia zegoela-eta kexatu zen.He complained that the soup was too hot.This sentence shows how bero is used to describe the temperature of soup.Tatoeba #1361408 by txoriburu, translation #290182 by wondersz1
- Zer moduz sentitzen zara? Berotz al zaude?How do you feel? Are you hot?
Example conversation
Xabi and Ane are talking about the weather in the living room.
- XabiGaur oso bero egiten du, ezta?It is very hot today, isn't it?
- AneBai, beroa egon dut egun guztiz.Yes, I have been hot all day.
- XabiLeihoak irekiko ditut orduan.I will open the windows then.
- AneAdos, 그것 eskertzen dizut, Xabi.Okay, I thank you for that, Xabi.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry bero, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
