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Present Tense Conjugation in Basque
Kaixo, Basque Learners! 😃
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to construct the Present Tense Conjugation in the Basque language.
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Present Tense Conjugation in Basque[edit | edit source]
TO BE (IZAN)[edit | edit source]
Conjugation[edit | edit source]
Here is the conjugation table of IZAN (TO BE) in the present indicative:
| Euskara | English |
|---|---|
| ni naiz | I am |
| hi haiz | you are (to a relative) |
| hau / hori / hura da | he/she is (according to proximity) |
| gu gara | we are |
| zu zara | you are / you are (to someone you are not close to) |
| zuek zarete | you are (to a group) |
| hauek / horiek / haiek dira | they are (according to proximity) |
Some sample sentences:[edit | edit source]
| Basque | English |
|---|---|
| ni gaztea naiz | me, i am young |
| hi handia haiz | you are great (to a close person) |
| gu gaixoak gara | we are sick |
| hura polita da | she (over there), she is pretty |
| zuek aberatsak zarete | you, you are rich (to a group) |
| hauek txikiak dira | these are small / they are small |
Note[edit | edit source]
In the sentences above, indicating the personal pronoun is not obligatory, since the verb is sufficiently differentiated between persons. Thus, these sentences can be written:
| Basque | English |
|---|---|
| gaztea naiz | I am young |
| handia haiz | you are tall (to a close person) |
| gaixoak gara | We are sick |
| polita da | she is pretty |
| aberatsak zarete | you are rich (to a group) |
| txikiak dira | these are small / they are small |
TO LOVE[edit | edit source]
| BASQUE | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| Ni idazten dut | I love |
| Zu idazten dituzu | You love |
| Hau idazten du | He loves |
| Gu idazten dugu | We love |
| Zuek idazten duzu | You love |
| Hauek idazten dute | They love |
TO SPEAK[edit | edit source]
| BASQUE | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| Ni hitz egiten dut | I speak |
| Zu hitz egiten dituzu | You speak |
| Hau hitz egiten du | He speaks |
| Gu hitz egiten dugu | We speak |
| Zuek hitz egiten duzu | You speak |
| Hauek hitz egiten dute | They speak |
TO SLEEP[edit | edit source]
| BASQUE | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| Ni lo egiten dut | I sleep |
| Zu lo egiten dituzu | You sleep |
| Hau lo egiten du | He sleeps |
| Gu lo egiten dugu | We sleep |
| Zuek lo egiten duzu | You sleep |
| Hauek lo egiten dute | They sleep |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Indefinite Articles in Basque
- Adjectives
- Possessive Case in Basque
- Imperative Tense
- Conditional Mood
- Gender
- Past Participle in Basque
- Negation
- Basic elements of the sentence