Basque Word of the Day
pentsatu
pen-TSA-tu • verb — 7th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to think; to consider; to intend
Examples
- Gaur pentsatu behar dut zer esan.
(Today I need to think about what to say.) - Beste pertsona baten lekuan pentsatu behar duzu.
(You should think from another person's point of view.) - Pentsatu nuen hau ona zela.
(I thought this was good.)
Synonyms
- hausnartu
- uste
Conjugation
| Person | Orainaldia | Iraganaldia |
|---|---|---|
| ni | pentsatzen dut | pentsatu nuen |
| hi | pentsatzen duk | pentsatu huen |
| hura | pentsatzen du | pentsatu zuen |
| gu | pentsatzen dugu | pentsatu genuen |
| zu | pentsatzen duzu | pentsatu zenuen |
| zuek | pentsatzen duzue | pentsatu zenuten |
| haiek | pentsatzen dute | pentsatu zuten |
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Pentsatu is the general verb for 'to think' in Basque. Use it for forming opinions (pentsatu dut...), for planning or intending (pentsatu dut... meaning 'I intend/was going to'), and for reflecting (pentsatzen ari naiz = I'm thinking). 'Hausnartu' is more formal and means 'to reflect'; 'uste' is used more like 'to believe.'
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