acaba

See also: Acaba, acabá, and acabà

Asturian

Verb

acaba

1. third-person singular present indicative of acabar
2. second-person singular imperative of acabar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [əˈka.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈka.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈka.ba]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [aˈka.βa]
• Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ba

Verb

acaba

1. inflection of acabar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Chavacano

Alternative forms

• 'caba - contraction

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish acabar (“to finish”).

Pronunciation

• (Chavacano Zamboangueño) IPA^(key): /ʔakaˈba/ [ʔa.ka.ˈba]
• Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ba

Adverb

acabá

1. (Zamboangueño) completely

Ya anda ele acaba come todo.

He ate it completely.

Verb

acabá

1. (Zamboangueño) to finish, to end, to terminate

Ya acaba ya el registracion.

The registration has ended.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for acaba

	tense	past	present	future	gerund	past participle	infinitive	manner	reciprocal	reciprocal past	reciprocal present	reciprocal future	reciprocal infinitive
Zamboanga City conjugation	acaba	ya acaba	ta acaba	ay acaba; acaba; el acaba; (rural/archaic) ey acaba	acabando	acabao; acabado	acaba	acabada	acabahan	ya man acabahan; ya'n acabahan	ta man acabahan; ta'n acabahan	ay man acabahan; man acabahan; el man acabahan; (rural/archaic) ey man acabahan	man acabahan
Cavite conjugation				di acaba

Derived terms

• acaba-acaba
• acabada
• acabar
• lleva acabo

Galician

Verb

acaba

1. inflection of acabar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈka.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈka.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈka.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈka.bɐ/ [ɐˈka.βɐ]

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -abɐ
• Homophone: Acaba
• Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ba

Verb

acaba

1. inflection of acabar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkaba/ [aˈka.β̞a]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: a‧ca‧ba

Verb

acaba

1. inflection of acabar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Turkish

Alternative forms

• acab, acap, acep (colloquial)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عجبا (ʿacaba), from Arabic عَجَبًا (ʕajaban), adverbial accusative of عَجَب (ʕajab, “astonishment, wonder, amazement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.d͡ʒɑ.bɑː/
• Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ba

Adverb

acaba

1. Used to add a meaning of curiosity, indecision or doubt, and sometimes courtesy. Roughly equivalent to “I wonder (if/whether)”, “Would you please...”, “May I...”, "by any chance".

   Bana ne hediye aldı acaba? (curiosity) ― I wonder what he/she bought me as a present.

   Bu sınavı acaba geçebilir miyim? (doubt) ― I wonder if I could pass this exam./Could I pass this exam?

   Acaba hangi ayakkabıyı alsam? (indecision) ― (I wonder,) which shoe should I buy?

   Acaba şu çantaya da bakabilir miyim? (courtesy) ― Could I see that bag too, by any chance?

Related terms

• acayip
• taaccüp
• ucube

Further reading

• “acaba”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “acaba”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 88