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Conjugation of eseri in Basque

eserito sit (down), to sitirregular

Orainaldiapresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

ni~~eseri naiz~~esertzen naizLearners often omit the -tzen progressive suffix; use 'esertzen naiz' for 'I sit / I am sitting'.

Completed actions in the past.

hi~~eseri zen~~eseri hintzenMixing up 2nd singular familiar with 3rd person: 'hi' uses 'hintzen' in many traditional forms; the expected periphrastic past is 'eseri hintzen' (though 'hi' is increasingly rare).
zu~~eseri zinen (confused with hi)~~eseri zinenSecond-person forms in past can be confusing; for polite 'zu' the standard past auxiliary is 'zinen' (eseri zinen), while 'hi' often has a distinct traditional form.

Actions that will happen.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.

Commands and requests.

hi~~eseri zaizu~~Eseri!Imperative for 'hi' is typically just 'Eseri!' or 'Eseri zaitez' — don't add auxiliaries as if making a statement.

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

The adjectival form of the verb.

Is eseri a regular verb?

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

What does eseri mean?

eseri is a Basque verb meaning "to sit (down), to sit".