Conjugation of atera in Basque
ateratake out, removeirregular
Orainaldiapresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | ateratzen dut | |
| hi | ateratzen duk | |
| hura | ateratzen du | |
| gu | ateratzen dugu | |
| zu | ateratzen duzu | |
| zuek | ateratzen duzue | |
| haiek | ateratzen dute |
Common mistakes in the Orainaldia
- hura
atera duateratzen duLearners often use the participle plus auxiliary; the correct present form uses the imperfective in -tzen.
Iraganaldiasimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | atera nuen | |
| hi | atera huen | |
| hura | atera zuen | |
| gu | atera genuen | |
| zu | atera zenuen | |
| zuek | atera zenuten | |
| haiek | atera zuten |
Gerokoafuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | aterako dut | |
| hi | aterako duk | |
| hura | aterako du | |
| gu | aterako dugu | |
| zu | aterako duzu | |
| zuek | aterako duzue | |
| haiek | aterako dute |
Common mistakes in the Gerokoa
- ni
atera naizaterako dutThis uses an intransitive auxiliary; the correct future here requires the transitive auxiliary dut.
Baldintzaconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | aterako nuke | |
| hi | aterako huke | |
| hura | aterako luke | |
| gu | aterako genuke | |
| zu | aterako zenuke | |
| zuek | aterako zenukete | |
| haiek | aterako lukete |
Subjuntiboasubjunctive
Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | atera dezadan | |
| hi | atera dezazun | |
| hura | atera dezan | |
| gu | atera dezagun | |
| zu | atera dezazun | |
| zuek | atera dezazuen | |
| haiek | atera dezaten |
Aginteraimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| hi | atera ezak | |
| gu | atera dezagun | |
| zu | atera ezazu | |
| zuek | atera ezazue |
Common mistakes in the Agintera
- zu
atera duzuatera ezazuImperatives do not use the present indicative form; the polite command is ezazu.
Gerundioa
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | ateratzen | |
| hi | ateratzen | |
| hura | ateratzen | |
| gu | ateratzen | |
| zu | ateratzen | |
| zuek | ateratzen | |
| haiek | ateratzen |
Partizipioaparticiple
The adjectival form of the verb.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | atera | |
| hi | atera | |
| hura | atera | |
| gu | atera | |
| zu | atera | |
| zuek | atera | |
| haiek | atera |
atera — frequently asked questions
Is atera a regular verb?
No — atera is an irregular Basque verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does atera mean?
atera is a Basque verb meaning "take out, remove".