basta

/ˈbasta/, [ˈbas.t̪a]

enough, stop it


Interjection basta

  1. enough, quit it

Noun basta f (plural bastas)

  1. (sewing) basting

Adjective basta

  1. feminine singular of basto

Verb basta

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of bastar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of bastar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of bastar.

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Examples
  • Basta con observarla para ver que ella te ama.

    Just looking at her, you can see that she loves you.

  • Ya basta de llorar.

    Now stop crying.

  • ¡Basta ya!

    Enough is enough!

  • Basta. No es gracioso.

    Enough. It's not funny.

  • ¡Basta!

    Enough!

  • Seguir. No basta ya. Seguir cargado de mundos de países de ciudades. Muchedumbres aullidos. Cubierto de climas hemisferios ideas recuerdos. Entre telarañas de sepulcro y planetas conscientes.

    To go on. No It's enough. To go on weighted down with worlds contries cities. Crowds howling. Covered with climates hemispheres ideas memories. Among the spiderwebs of tombs and the conscious planets.

  • Basta por hoy, estoy cansada.

    That's enough for today. I'm tired.

  • Esta comida basta para tres personas.

    This food is enough for three people.

  • Basta ya de llorar. Tranquilízate.

    That's enough crying. Pull yourself together.

  • Para que una lengua sea universal, no basta con llamarla así.

    For a language to be universal, it is not enough to call it that.

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