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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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