People and Past 2

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Introduction

​People and Past 2

  • As mentioned earlier, Southern Basque (like Spanish) has two different verbs that can be translated as “to be”; izan and egon.
  • Like for the present tense, Izan in the past is used for facts or qualities that are fairly permanent, fixed attributes of something.

Simple Past vs Simple Present of Izan

  • Ni nintzen: I was
  • Ni naiz: I am*
  • Zu zinen: You (single) were
  • Zu zara: You (single) are*
  • Hura zen: He/he/it was
  • Hura da: He/he/it is*
  • Gu ginen: We were
  • Gu gara: We are*
  • Zuek zineten: You (plural) were
  • Zuek zarete: You (plural) are*
  • Haiek ziren: They were
  • Haiek dira: They are

Vocabulary People and Past 2

  • Ni nintzen: I was
  • Zu zinen: You (single) were
  • Hura zen: He/she/it was
  • Gu ginen: We were
  • Zuek zineten:You (plural) were
  • Haiek ziren: They were
  • orain: now
  • gaur: today
  • baina: but

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Words

BasqueEnglishImages
ni nintzen,nintzen I was ['iam1', 'iam2', 'iam3']
zu zinen,zinen you were ['you1', 'you2', 'you3']
hura zen,zen he was,she was,it was ['he1', 'she1', 'she2']
gu ginen,ginen we were ['doctor1', 'doctor2', 'doctor3']
zuek zineten,zineten you(plural) were ['you1', 'you2', 'you3']
haiek ziren,ziren they were ['they1', 'they2', 'they3']
orain now ['now1', 'now2', 'now3']
baina but None

Phrases

Ni ikaslea nintzen, baina orain irakaslea naiz.
Ni ikaslea nintzen, baina orain ni irakaslea naiz.
Ikaslea nintzen, baina orain ni irakaslea naiz.
Ikaslea nintzen, baina orain irakaslea naiz.
I was a student, but now I am a teacher.
Ni turista nintzen, baina orain tour gida naiz.
Ni turista nintzen, baina orain ni tour gida naiz.
Turista nintzen, baina orain ni tour gida naiz.
Turista nintzen, baina orain tour gida naiz.
I was a tourist, but now I am a tour guide.
Zu gidaria zinen, baina orain irakaslea zara.
Zu gidaria zinen, baina orain zu irakaslea zara.
Gidaria zinen, baina orain zu irakaslea zara.
Gidaria zinen, baina orain irakaslea zara.
You were a driver, but now you are a teacher.
Zu neska zinen, baina orain emakume zara.
Zu neska zinen, baina orain zu emakume zara.
Neska zinen, baina orain zu emakume zara.
Neska zinen, baina orain emakume zara.
You were a girl, but now you are a woman.
Hura irakaslea zen, baina orain erizaina da.
Hura irakaslea zen, baina orain hura erizaina da.
Irakaslea zen, baina orain hura erizaina da.
Irakaslea zen, baina orain erizaina da.
He was a teacher, but now he is a nurse.
She was a teacher, but now she is a nurse.
Hura polizia zen, baina orain tour gida da.
Hura polizia zen, baina orain hura tour gida da.
Polizia zen, baina orain hura tour gida da.
Polizia zen, baina orain tour gida da.
He was a police officer, but now he is a tour guide.
She was a police officer, but now she is a tour guide.
Gu mutilak ginen, baina gizonak gara.
Gu mutilak ginen, baina gu gizonak gara.
Mutilak ginen, baina gu gizonak gara.
Mutilak ginen, baina gizonak gara.
We were boys, but now we are men.
Gu turistak ginen, baina orain ikasleak gara.
Gu turistak ginen, baina orain gu ikasleak gara.
Turistak ginen, baina orain gu ikasleak gara.
Turistak ginen, baina orain ikasleak gara.
We were tourists, but now we are teachers.
Zuek medikuak zineten, baina orain turistak dira.
Zuek medikuak zineten, baina orain zuek turistak dira.
Medikuak zineten, baina orain zuek turistak dira.
Medikuak zineten, baina orain turistak dira.
You(plural) were doctors, but now you(plural) are tourists.
You'll were doctors, but now you are tourists.
You were doctors, but now you are tourists.
Zuek ikasleak zineten, baina orain medikuak zarete.
Zuek ikasleak zineten, baina orain zuek medikuak zarete.
Ikasleak zineten, baina orain zuek medikuak zarete.
Ikasleak zineten, baina orain medikuak zarete.
You(plural) were students, but now you are doctors.
You'll were students, but now you'll are doctors.
You were students, but now you'll are doctors.
Haiek ikasleak ziren, baina orain erizainak dira.
Haiek ikasleak ziren, baina orain haiek erizainak dira.
Ikasleak ziren, baina orain haiek erizainak dira.
Ikasleak ziren, baina orain erizainak dira.
They were students, but now they are nurses.
They were students, but now they're nurses.
Haiek gidariak ziren, baina orain ikasleak dira.
Haiek gidariak ziren, baina orain haiek ikasleak dira.
Gidariak ziren, baina orain haiek ikasleak dira.
Gidariak ziren, baina orain ikasleak dira.
They were drivers, but now they are students.
They were drivers, but now they're students.

Dictionary

EnglishBasque
a ('-a',)
also ('ere',)
am ('naiz',)
an ('-a',)
are ('zara', 'gare', 'zarete')
boys ('mutilak',)
bus ('autobus',)
but ('baina',)
doctor ('medikua',)
doctors ('medikuak',)
driver ('gidari',)
drivers ('gidariak',)
excuse ('Barkatu',)
girl ('neska',)
guide ('gida',)
guides ('gidak',)
he ('hura',)
hello ('kaixo',)
hi ('epa',)
I ('ni',)
is ('da',)
it ('hura',)
me ('ni',)
men ('gizonak',)
now ('orain',)
nurse ('erizain',)
nurses ('erizainak',)
officer ('ofiziala',)
one ('bat',)
police ('polizia',)
she ('hura',)
student ('ikaslea',)
students ('ikasleak',)
teacher ('irakaslea',)
teachers ('irakasleak',)
the ('-a',)
they ('haiek',)
today ('gaur',)
tour ('tour',)
tourist ('turista',)
tourists ('turistak',)
you ('zu',)
you(plural) ('zuek',)
you'll ('zuek',)
was ('nintzen', 'zen')
we ('gu',)
were ('zinen', 'ginen', 'zineten', 'ziren')
who ('nor',)
woman ('emakume',)
yes ('bai',)
BasqueEnglish
al ('question_word',)
autobus ('bus',)
bai ('yes',)
baina ('but',)
bat ('one',)
barkatu ('Excuse me',)
da ('is',)
dira ('are',)
emakume ('woman',)
erizain ('nurse',)
erizainak ('nurses',)
epa ('hi',)
ere ('also',)
gaur ('today',)
gara ('are',)
gida ('guide',)
gidak ('guides',)
gidari ('driver',)
gidaria ('the driver',)
gidariak ('drivers',)
ginen ('were',)
gizonak ('men',)
gu ('we',)
haiek ('they',)
hura ('he', 'she', 'it')
ikasle ('student',)
ikaslea ('the student',)
ikasleak ('students',)
irakaslea ('teacher',)
irakasleak ('teachers',)
kaixo ('hello',)
mediku ('doctor',)
medikua ('the doctor',)
medikuak ('doctors',)
mutilak ('boys',)
naiz ('am',)
neska ('girl',)
ni ('I',)
nintzen ('was',)
nor ('who',)
orain ('now',)
polizia ('police officer',)
poliziak ('police officers',)
tour ('tour',)
turist ('tourist',)
turista ('the tourist',)
turistak ('tourists',)
zara ('are',)
zarete ('are',)
zen ('was',)
zinen ('were',)
zineten ('were',)
ziren ('were',)
zu ('you',)
zuek ('you(plural)',)