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|'''<big>BASQUE</big>''' | |||
|'''<big>ENGLISH</big>''' | |'''<big>ENGLISH</big>''' | ||
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|'''<big>Ni idazten dut</big>''' | |||
|'''I love''' | |'''I love''' | ||
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|'''<big>Zu idazten dituzu</big>''' | |||
|'''You love''' | |'''You love''' | ||
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|'''<big>Hau idazten du</big>''' | |||
|'''He loves''' | |'''He loves''' | ||
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|'''<big>Gu idazten dugu</big>''' | |||
|'''We love''' | |'''We love''' | ||
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|'''<big>Zuek idazten duzu</big>''' | |||
|'''You love''' | |'''You love''' | ||
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|'''<big>Hauek idazten dute</big>''' | |||
|'''They love''' | |'''They love''' | ||
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|'''<big>Ni hitz egiten dut</big>''' | |||
|'''I speak''' | |'''I speak''' | ||
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|'''<big>Zu hitz egiten dituzu</big>''' | |||
|'''You speak''' | |'''You speak''' | ||
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|'''<big>Hau hitz egiten du</big>''' | |||
|'''He speaks''' | |'''He speaks''' | ||
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|'''<big>Gu hitz egiten dugu</big>''' | |||
|'''We speak''' | |'''We speak''' | ||
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|'''<big>Zuek hitz egiten duzu</big>''' | |||
|'''You speak''' | |'''You speak''' | ||
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|'''<big>Hauek hitz egiten dute</big>''' | |||
|'''They speak''' | |'''They speak''' | ||
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|'''<big>Ni lo egiten dut</big>''' | |||
|'''I sleep''' | |'''I sleep''' | ||
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|'''<big>Zu lo egiten dituzu</big>''' | |||
|'''You sleep''' | |'''You sleep''' | ||
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|'''<big>Hau lo egiten du</big>''' | |||
|'''He sleeps''' | |'''He sleeps''' | ||
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|'''<big>Gu lo egiten dugu</big>''' | |||
|'''We sleep''' | |'''We sleep''' | ||
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|'''<big>Zuek lo egiten duzu</big>''' | |||
|'''You sleep''' | |'''You sleep''' | ||
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|'''<big>Hauek lo egiten dute</big>''' | |||
|'''They sleep''' | |'''They sleep''' | ||
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|'''I eat''' | |'''I eat''' | ||
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|'''You eat''' | |'''You eat''' | ||
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|'''He eats''' | |'''He eats''' | ||
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|'''We eat''' | |'''We eat''' | ||
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|'''You eat''' | |'''You eat''' | ||
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|'''They eat''' | |'''They eat''' | ||
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Revision as of 22:03, 23 January 2022
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Hello everybody,
In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨PRESENT TENSE¨ in Basque
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
Good learning ! :)
Present Tense in Basque
TO BE (IZAN)
Conjugation
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:
| 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
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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
TO EAT
| I eat |
| You eat |
| He eats |
| We eat |
| You eat |
| They eat |