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Conjugation of eman in Basque

emanto giveirregular

Orainaldiapresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

Orainaldia of eman
PersonConjugation
niematen dut
hiematen duk/n
huraematen du
guematen dugu
zuematen duzu
zuekematen duzue
haiekematen dute

Common mistakes in the Orainaldia

  • niematen naizematen dutDo not use the intransitive auxiliary 'izan'/'naiz' for transitive 'eman' — use the transitive auxiliary (dut) instead.

Iraganaldiasimple past

Completed actions in the past.

Iraganaldia of eman
PersonConjugation
nieman nuen
hieman huen
huraeman zuen
gueman genuen
zueman zenuen
zuekeman zenuten
haiekeman zuten

Common mistakes in the Iraganaldia

  • nieman nioneman nuenLearners confuse indirect-object constructions (nion) with the simple past (nuen). Use 'eman nuen' for 'I gave (it)'.

Gerokoafuture

Actions that will happen.

Gerokoa of eman
PersonConjugation
niemango dut
hiemango duk/n
huraemango du
guemango dugu
zuemango duzu
zuekemango duzue
haiekemango dute
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Baldintzaconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Baldintza of eman
PersonConjugation
niemango nuke
hiemango huke/n
huraemango luke
guemango genuke
zuemango zenuke
zuekemango zenukete
haiekemango lukete

Common mistakes in the Baldintza

  • hiemango nukeemango huke/nThe conditional for 2nd person singular is not identical to 1st person; use the correct person form (e.g. 'emango huke/n' for familiar 'you would give', or 'emango zenuke' for 'zu').

Subjuntiboasubjunctive

Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.

Subjuntiboa of eman
PersonConjugation
nieman dezadan
hieman dezan
huraeman dezan
gueman dezagun
zueman dezazun
zuekeman dezazuen
haiekeman dezaten

Aginteraimperative

Commands and requests.

Agintera of eman
PersonConjugation
hieman!
huraeman dezala
gueman dezagun
zueman ezazu
zuekeman ezazue
haiekeman dezatela
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Gerundioa

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Gerundioa of eman
PersonConjugation
niemanez
hiemanez
huraemanez
guemanez
zuemanez
zuekemanez
haiekemanez

Partizipioaparticiple

The adjectival form of the verb.

Partizipioa of eman
PersonConjugation
niemana
hiemana
huraemana
guemana
zuemana
zuekemana
haiekemana

Common mistakes in the Partizipioa

  • huraemandaemanaBoth 'emana' and 'emanda' appear in dialects/contexts, but learners often overuse 'emanda'. 'emana' is the common adjectival/result participle in Batua.

eman — frequently asked questions

Is eman a regular verb?
No — eman is an irregular Basque verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does eman mean?
eman is a Basque verb meaning "to give".