Basque Word of the Day
egon
e-GON • verb (intransitive) — 3rd of May, 2026
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Meaning: to be; to stay; to remain (a temporary state or location)
Examples
- Gaur parkean luze egon naiz.
(I have been in the park for a long time today.) - Zure zain egon naiz.
(I have been waiting for you.) - Tren geltokian luzez egon zen.
(He/She was at the train station for a long time.)
Synonyms
- geratu
- gelditu
Egon is used to describe being in a place or a temporary state (location, condition, or waiting). It is intransitive and commonly appears in conjugated forms (e.g., nago, zegoen) and with locative endings (like -n) to show where someone or something is.
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