• 1  da/du ad. to lower, to reduce; to drop, to fall

  burua apaldu zuen: he lowered his head

  boza apaldu: to lower one's voice

  prezioak apaldu dira: prices have dropped

• 2  da ad. [beheratu] to prostrate oneself; to crouch

• 3  da ad. [eguzkia, eguna] to decline

  eguzkia apaltzen denean: when the sun goes down

• 4  da ad. [apal bihurtu] to humble/lower oneself; to be humiliated

• 5  du ad. to humble, to humiliate, to put someone down

  zergatik apaltzen duzu hainbeste zeure burua?: why do you put yourself down so much?