Conjugation of maitatu in Basque
maitatuto fall in loveregular
Orainaldiapresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | maitatzen naiz | |
| hi | maitatzen haiz | |
| hura | maitatzen da | |
| gu | maitatzen gara | |
| zu | maitatzen zara | |
| zuek | maitatzen zarete | |
| haiek | maitatzen dira |
Common mistakes in the Orainaldia
- hi
maitatzen zaramaitatzen haizDon’t confuse hi and zu forms: hi (familiar) normally uses 'haiz' (maitatzen haiz), while zu uses 'zara'.
Iraganaldiasimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | maitatu nintzen | |
| hi | maitatu hintzen | |
| hura | maitatu zen | |
| gu | maitatu ginen | |
| zu | maitatu zinen | |
| zuek | maitatu zineten | |
| haiek | maitatu ziren |
Common mistakes in the Iraganaldia
- hi
maitatu zinenmaitatu hintzenThe familiar past uses the 'hi' marker '-hintzen'/'hintzen' forms (maitatu hintzen) in standard registers; 'zinen' is the zu-form.
Gerokoafuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | maitatuko naiz | |
| hi | maitatuko haiz | |
| hura | maitatuko da | |
| gu | maitatuko gara | |
| zu | maitatuko zara | |
| zuek | maitatuko zarete | |
| haiek | maitatuko dira |
Baldintzaconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | maitatuko nintzateke | |
| hi | maitatuko hintzateke | |
| hura | maitatuko litzateke | |
| gu | maitatuko ginateke | |
| zu | maitatuko zinateke | |
| zuek | maitatuko zinatekete | |
| haiek | maitatuko lirateke |
Subjuntiboasubjunctive
Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | maita nadin | |
| hi | maita hadin | |
| hura | maita dadin | |
| gu | maita gaitezen | |
| zu | maita zaitezen | |
| zuek | maita zaitezten | |
| haiek | maita daitezen |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiboa
- haiek
maitatzen dutenmaita daitezenFor intransitive/reflexive-style forms like this, the subjunctive uses forms with the auxiliary 'edin/ezan' paradigm, e.g. 'maita daitezen', not the relative-like present form 'maitatzen duten'.
Aginteraimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| hi | maita hadi | |
| hura | maita bedi | |
| gu | maita gaitezen | |
| zu | maita zaitez | |
| zuek | maita zaitezte | |
| haiek | maita bitez |
Gerundioa
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | maitatzen | |
| hi | maitatzen | |
| hura | maitatzen | |
| gu | maitatzen | |
| zu | maitatzen | |
| zuek | maitatzen | |
| haiek | maitatzen |
Partizipioaparticiple
The adjectival form of the verb.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ni | maitatu | |
| hi | maitatu | |
| hura | maitatu | |
| gu | maitatu | |
| zu | maitatu | |
| zuek | maitatu | |
| haiek | maitatu |
Common mistakes in the Partizipioa
- hura
maitatuamaitatuThe simple past participle form is 'maitatu' (not 'maitatua'); learners sometimes analogize unnecessarily with adjective-like '-a' forms.
maitatu — frequently asked questions
Is maitatu a regular verb?
Yes — maitatu is a regular Basque verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does maitatu mean?
maitatu is a Basque verb meaning "to fall in love".