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== '''Present Tense in Basque''' ==


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=== TO BE (IZAN) ===
 
==== Conjugation ====
Here is the conjugation table of IZAN (TO BE) in the present indicative:
{| class="wikitable"
!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)
|}


== '''Present Tense in Basque''' ==
==== Some sample sentences: ====
{| class="wikitable"
!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:
{| class="wikitable"
!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 ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>BASQUE</big>'''
|'''<big>BASQUE</big>'''
|'''<big>PRONUNCIATION IN</big>'''
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
|'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|-
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|'''I love'''
|'''I love'''
|'''<big>Ni idazten dut</big>'''
|'''<big>Ni idazten dut</big>'''
|'''''nih ih dahs tehn doot'''''
|'''Eu amo'''
|-
|-
|'''You love'''
|'''You love'''
|'''<big>Zu  idazten  dituzu</big>'''
|'''<big>Zu  idazten  dituzu</big>'''
|'''''sou ih dahs tehn  dih too sou'''''
|'''Você ama'''
|-
|-
|'''He loves'''
|'''He loves'''
|'''<big>Hau  idazten  du</big>'''
|'''<big>Hau  idazten  du</big>'''
|'''''how ih dahs tehn dou'''''
|'''Ele ama'''
|-
|-
|'''We love'''
|'''We love'''
|'''<big>Gu  idazten  dugu</big>'''
|'''<big>Gu  idazten  dugu</big>'''
|'''''gou ih dahs tehn  dou gou'''''
|'''Nós amamos'''
|-
|-
|'''You love'''
|'''You love'''
|'''<big>Zuek  idazten  duzu</big>'''
|'''<big>Zuek  idazten  duzu</big>'''
|'''''sou ehk ih dahs  tehn dou sou'''''
|'''Vocês amam'''
|-
|-
|'''They love'''
|'''They love'''
|'''<big>Hauek  idazten  dute</big>'''
|'''<big>Hauek  idazten  dute</big>'''
|'''''how ehk ih dahs tehn dou teh'''''
|}
|'''Eles amam'''
 
|-
=== TO SPEAK ===
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|'''<big> </big>'''
|
|''' '''
|-
|
|'''<big> </big>'''
|
|''' '''
|-
|-
|'''I speak'''
|'''I speak'''
|'''<big>Ni hitz egiten dut</big>'''
|'''<big>Ni hitz egiten dut</big>'''
|'''''nih ihts eh een tehn doot'''''
|'''Eu falo'''
|-
|-
|'''You speak'''
|'''You speak'''
|'''<big>Zu  hitz egiten dituzu</big>'''
|'''<big>Zu  hitz egiten dituzu</big>'''
|'''''sou ihts eh een  tehn dih too sou'''''
|'''Você fala'''
|-
|-
|'''He speaks'''
|'''He speaks'''
|'''<big>Hau  hitz egiten du</big>'''
|'''<big>Hau  hitz egiten du</big>'''
|'''''how ihts eh een  tehn dou'''''
|'''Ele fala'''
|-
|-
|'''We speak'''
|'''We speak'''
|'''<big>Gu  hitz egiten dugu</big>'''
|'''<big>Gu  hitz egiten dugu</big>'''
|'''''gou ihts eh een tehn dou gou'''''
|'''Nós falamos'''
|-
|-
|'''You speak'''
|'''You speak'''
|'''<big>Zuek  hitz egiten duzu</big>'''
|'''<big>Zuek  hitz egiten duzu</big>'''
|'''''sou ehk ihts eh  een tehn dou sou'''''
|'''Vocês falam'''
|-
|-
|'''They speak'''
|'''They speak'''
|'''<big>Hauek  hitz egiten dute</big>'''
|'''<big>Hauek  hitz egiten dute</big>'''
|'''''how ehk ihts  eh een tehn dou  teh'''''
|}
|'''Eles falam'''
 
|-
=== TO SLEEP ===
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|'''<big> </big>'''
|
|''' '''
|-
|
|'''<big> </big>'''
|
|''' '''
|-
|-
|'''I sleep'''
|'''I sleep'''
|'''<big>Ni lo egiten dut</big>'''
|'''<big>Ni lo egiten dut</big>'''
|'''''nih loh eh een tehn doot'''''
|'''Eu durmo'''
|-
|-
|'''You sleep'''
|'''You sleep'''
|'''<big>Zu  lo egiten dituzu</big>'''
|'''<big>Zu  lo egiten dituzu</big>'''
|'''''sou loh eh een tehn dih too sou'''''
|'''Você dorme'''
|-
|-
|'''He sleeps'''
|'''He sleeps'''
|'''<big>Hau  lo egiten du</big>'''
|'''<big>Hau  lo egiten du</big>'''
|'''''how loh eh een  tehn dou'''''
|'''Ele dorme'''
|-
|-
|'''We sleep'''
|'''We sleep'''
|'''<big>Gu  lo egiten dugu</big>'''
|'''<big>Gu  lo egiten dugu</big>'''
|'''''gou loh eh een tehn dou gou'''''
|'''Nós dormimos'''
|-
|-
|'''You sleep'''  
|'''You sleep'''  
|'''<big>Zuek  lo egiten duzu</big>'''
|'''<big>Zuek  lo egiten duzu</big>'''
|'''''sou ehk loh eh  een tehn dou sou'''''
|'''Vocês dormem'''
|-
|-
|'''They sleep'''
|'''They sleep'''
|'''<big>Hauek  lo egiten dute</big>'''
|'''<big>Hauek  lo egiten dute</big>'''
|'''''how ehk loh eh  een tehn dou teh'''''
|}
|'''Eles dormem'''
 
|-
=== TO EAT ===
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|'''<big> </big>'''
|
|''' '''
|-
|
|'''<big> </big>'''
|
|''' '''
|-
|-
|'''I eat'''
|'''I eat'''
|'''<big>Ni jaten dut</big>'''
|'''<big>Ni jaten dut</big>'''
|'''''nih yah tehn doot'''''
|'''Eu como'''
|-
|-
|'''You eat'''
|'''You eat'''
|'''<big>Zu  jaten dituzu</big>'''
|'''<big>Zu  jaten dituzu</big>'''
|'''''sou yah tehn dih  too sou'''''
|'''Você come'''
|-
|-
|'''He eats'''
|'''He eats'''
|'''<big>Hau  jaten du</big>'''
|'''<big>Hau  jaten du</big>'''
|'''''how yah tehn dou'''''
|'''Ele come'''
|-
|-
|'''We eat'''
|'''We eat'''
|'''<big>Gu  jaten dugu</big>'''
|'''<big>Gu  jaten dugu</big>'''
|'''''gou yah tehn dou  gou'''''
|'''Nós comemos'''
|-
|-
|'''You eat'''
|'''You eat'''
|'''<big>Zuek  jaten duzu</big>'''
|'''<big>Zuek  jaten duzu</big>'''
|'''''sou ehk yah tehn  dou sou'''''
|'''Vocês comem'''
|-
|-
|'''They eat'''
|'''They eat'''
|'''<big>Hauek  jaten dute</big>'''
|'''<big>Hauek  jaten dute</big>'''
|'''''how ehk yah  tehn dou  teh'''''
|'''Eles comem'''
|}
|}

Revision as of 22:03, 23 January 2022

Present Tense in Basque
Present Tense in Basque

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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨PRESENT TENSE¨ in Basque

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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

ENGLISH BASQUE
I love Ni idazten dut
You love Zu idazten dituzu
He loves Hau idazten du
We love Gu idazten dugu
You love Zuek idazten duzu
They love Hauek idazten dute

TO SPEAK

I speak Ni hitz egiten dut
You speak Zu hitz egiten dituzu
He speaks Hau hitz egiten du
We speak Gu hitz egiten dugu
You speak Zuek hitz egiten duzu
They speak Hauek hitz egiten dute

TO SLEEP

I sleep Ni lo egiten dut
You sleep Zu lo egiten dituzu
He sleeps Hau lo egiten du
We sleep Gu lo egiten dugu
You sleep Zuek lo egiten duzu
They sleep Hauek lo egiten dute

TO EAT

I eat Ni jaten dut
You eat Zu jaten dituzu
He eats Hau jaten du
We eat Gu jaten dugu
You eat Zuek jaten duzu
They eat Hauek jaten dute