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Conjugation of jan in Basque

janeatirregular

Orainaldiapresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

Orainaldia of jan
PersonConjugation
nijan dut
hijan duk
hurajan du
gujan dugu
zujan duzu
zuekjan duzue
haiekjan dute

Common mistakes in the Orainaldia

  • nijaten dutjan dutThe present habitual form is often confused with the synthetic present; for 'I eat' here, use the analytic perfective-like form.

Iraganaldiasimple past

Completed actions in the past.

Iraganaldia of jan
PersonConjugation
nijan nuen
hijan huen
hurajan zuen
gujan genuen
zujan zenuen
zuekjan zenuten
haiekjan zuten

Gerokoafuture

Actions that will happen.

Gerokoa of jan
PersonConjugation
nijango dut
hijango duk
hurajango du
gujango dugu
zujango duzu
zuekjango duzue
haiekjango dute

Common mistakes in the Gerokoa

  • nijan dutjango dutThe future needs the future auxiliary: jango dut, not the present form.

Baldintzaconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Baldintza of jan
PersonConjugation
nijangoko nuke
hijangoko huke
hurajangoko luke
gujangoko genuke
zujangoko zenuke
zuekjangoko zenukete
haiekjangoko lukete

Common mistakes in the Baldintza

  • nijango nukejangoko nukeLearners often use the future stem in the conditional, but the standard conditional form is jangoko nuke.

Subjuntiboasubjunctive

Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.

Subjuntiboa of jan
PersonConjugation
nijan dezadan
hijan dezan
hurajan dezan
gujan dezagun
zujan dezazun
zuekjan dezazuen
haiekjan dezaten

Common mistakes in the Subjuntiboa

  • nijan dezaketjan dezadanSubjunctive is not the same as the indicative ability form; use jan dezadan.

Aginteraimperative

Commands and requests.

Agintera of jan
PersonConjugation
hijan ezak
hurajan beza
gujan dezagun
zujan ezazu
zuekjan ezazue

Gerundioa

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Gerundioa of jan
PersonConjugation
nijaten
hijaten
hurajaten
gujaten
zujaten
zuekjaten
haiekjaten

Partizipioaparticiple

The adjectival form of the verb.

Partizipioa of jan
PersonConjugation
nijan
hijan
hurajan
gujan
zujan
zuekjan
haiekjan

jan — frequently asked questions

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