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Hello everybody,
'''Kaixo''', Basque Learners! 😃


In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about '''¨PRESENT TENSE¨''' in Basque
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to construct the '''Present Tense Conjugation''' in the Basque language.


Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
Happy learning!


Good learning ! :)
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== '''Present Tense in Basque''' ==
==Present Tense Conjugation in Basque==


=== TO BE (IZAN) ===
=== TO BE (IZAN) ===
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|'''<big>BASQUE</big>'''
!'''<big>BASQUE</big>'''
|'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
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|'''<big>Ni idazten dut</big>'''
|'''<big>Ni idazten dut</big>'''
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=== TO SPEAK ===
=== TO SPEAK ===
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!'''<big>BASQUE</big>'''
!'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
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|'''<big>Ni hitz egiten dut</big>'''
|'''<big>Ni hitz egiten dut</big>'''
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=== TO SLEEP ===
=== TO SLEEP ===
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!'''<big>BASQUE</big>'''
!'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
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|'''<big>Ni lo egiten dut</big>'''
|'''<big>Ni lo egiten dut</big>'''
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=== TO EAT ===
==Other Lessons==
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* [[Language/Basque/Grammar/Indefinite-Articles-in-Basque|Indefinite Articles in Basque]]
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* [[Language/Basque/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]]
|'''I eat'''
* [[Language/Basque/Grammar/Possessive-Case-in-Basque|Possessive Case in Basque]]
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* [[Language/Basque/Grammar/Imperative-Tense|Imperative Tense]]
|'''You eat'''
* [[Language/Basque/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]]
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* [[Language/Basque/Grammar/Gender|Gender]]
|'''He eats'''
* [[Language/Basque/Grammar/Past-Participle-in-Basque|Past Participle in Basque]]
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* [[Language/Basque/Grammar/Negation|Negation]]
|'''We eat'''
* [[Language/Basque/Grammar/Basic-elements-of-the-sentence|Basic elements of the sentence]]
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|'''You eat'''
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|'''They eat'''
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Latest revision as of 11:03, 27 March 2023

Present Tense Conjugation in Basque
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Kaixo, Basque Learners! 😃

➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to construct the Present Tense Conjugation in the Basque language.

Happy learning!

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]

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