Basque Word of the Day
gauza
/GAU-za/ • noun — 30th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: thing, object, matter
Examples
- Hori ez da nire gauza.
(That's not my thing.) - Merkatuan gauza polit asko ikusi nituen.
(I saw many nice things at the market.) - Kontuan hartu behar duzu gauza txikiak ere garrantzitsuak direla.
(You should take into account that small things are also important.)
Synonyms
- kontu
- objektu
Gauza is the everyday Basque word for 'thing' and can refer to physical objects or abstract matters. It is used much like English 'thing' in phrases (e.g. 'hori gauza da' / 'that's a thing') and combines with demonstratives (hori, horiek) and quantifiers (asko, gutxi).
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