eskaeraren arabera
“eskaeraren arabera” — made to order in Basque. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'according to the order': arabera is 'according to'. Made to order — nobody waits for the warehouse: it is made for the one who asked. In a live sentence: “Altzari hauek eskaeraren arabera egiten dira.” — This furniture is made to order. You can hear how it sounds right here. A word from the everyday Basque course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Basque | eskaeraren arabera |
| Translation | made to order |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- eskaeraren araberamade to order
Why it looks that way
Literally 'according to the order': arabera is 'according to'. Made to order — nobody waits for the warehouse: it is made for the one who asked
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Altzari hauek eskaeraren arabera egiten dira.This furniture is made to order.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “made to order” in Basque?
«eskaeraren arabera». In a live sentence: “Altzari hauek eskaeraren arabera egiten dira.” — This furniture is made to order. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally 'according to the order': arabera is 'according to'. Made to order — nobody waits for the warehouse: it is made for the one who asked. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how this sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.