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Conjugation of eduki in Basque

edukito haveirregular View word in context

Orainaldiapresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

hi~~duzu~~dukConfusing the familiar 'hi' with the polite 'zu' yields 'duzu'; the familiar form is 'duk'.
huradudaukaLearners sometimes write 'du' (auxiliary) for 3rd person present; the commonly used full form is 'dauka' when expressing possession with a 3rd-person subject in Batua.

Completed actions in the past.

hi~~zenuen~~huenLearners often substitute the 'zu' past form 'zenuen' for the familiar 'hi' variant; the familiar past form is 'huen' in standard treatment.

Actions that will happen.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

hi~~eduki zenuke~~edukiko hukeMany learners apply the polite 2nd-person conditional 'zenuke' to 'hi'; the familiar form is 'edukiko huke' in standard treatment.
zu~~eduki nuke~~edukiko zenukeConfusing person markers can produce 'eduki nuke' (1st person) instead of the polite 2nd-person conditional 'edukiko zenuke'.

Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.

Commands and requests.

hi~~du (as in present)~~eduk ezakLearners sometimes use present forms as imperatives. Imperative forms are not present indicative forms; for familiar singular, a form such as 'eduk ezak' is used.

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

The adjectival form of the verb.

Is eduki a regular verb?

No — eduki is an irregular Basque verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.

What does eduki mean?

eduki is a Basque verb meaning "to have".