Conjugation of egon in Basque
egonto be, to stay, to remainirregular
Orainaldiapresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | nago | |
| hi | hago | |
| hura | dago | |
| gu | gaude | |
| zu | zaude | |
| zuek | zaudete | |
| haiek | daude |
Common mistakes in the Orainaldia
- ni
egoa naiznagoLearners may wrongly regularize the present; the correct form is nago. - hura
egoa dagodagoThe present 3rd person singular is dago, not a regularized stem form.
Iraganaldiasimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | nengoen | |
| hi | hengoen | |
| hura | zegoen | |
| gu | geunden | |
| zu | zeunden | |
| zuek | zeundeten | |
| haiek | zeuden |
Common mistakes in the Iraganaldia
- gu
egon ginengeundenginen is the past of izan/egon in some contexts, but the specific egon past form here is geunden.
Gerokoafuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | egongo naiz | |
| hi | egongo haiz | |
| hura | egongo da | |
| gu | egongo gara | |
| zu | egongo zara | |
| zuek | egongo zarete | |
| haiek | egongo dira |
Common mistakes in the Gerokoa
- ni
naiz egongoegongo naizBasque future normally places the participle before the auxiliary: egongo naiz.
Baldintzaconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | egongo nintzateke | |
| hi | egongo hintzateke | |
| hura | egongo litzateke | |
| gu | egongo ginateke | |
| zu | egongo zinateke | |
| zuek | egongo zinatekete | |
| haiek | egongo lirateke |
Common mistakes in the Baldintza
- hura
litzateke egongoegongo litzatekeThe conditional also uses the participle first: egongo litzateke.
Subjuntiboasubjunctive
Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | nagoen | |
| hi | hagoen | |
| hura | dagoen | |
| gu | gauden | |
| zu | zauden | |
| zuek | zaudeten | |
| haiek | dauden |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiboa
- gu
gaudelagaudengaudela is a finite subordinate form, but the subjunctive here is gauden.
Aginteraimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| hi | egon hadi | |
| gu | egon gaitezen | |
| zu | egon zaitez | |
| zuek | egon zaitezte |
Common mistakes in the Agintera
- gu
gaitezen egonegon gaitezenIn the imperative, the participle comes before the auxiliary: egon gaitezen. - zuek
zaitezte egonegon zaitezteThe correct plural command is egon zaitezte.
Gerundioa
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | egoten | |
| hi | egoten | |
| hura | egoten | |
| gu | egoten | |
| zu | egoten | |
| zuek | egoten | |
| haiek | egoten |
Partizipioaparticiple
The adjectival form of the verb.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | egon | |
| hi | egon | |
| hura | egon | |
| gu | egon | |
| zu | egon | |
| zuek | egon | |
| haiek | egon |
egon — frequently asked questions
Is egon a regular verb?
No — egon is an irregular Basque verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does egon mean?
egon is a Basque verb meaning "to be, to stay, to remain".