Basque Word of the Day
egun
E-gun • noun — 14th of May, 2026
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Meaning: day (a 24-hour period); also used in phrases for 'today' or 'nowadays'
Examples
- Egun on!
(Good morning / Good day!) - Egun osoa kalean ibili ginen.
(We spent the whole day walking around.) - Gaur egun, jendeak telefono mugikorra darama beti.
(Nowadays, people always carry a mobile phone.)
Synonyms
- eguna
- egunaldia
Use 'egun' to talk about a day (e.g., a calendar day or a day's activities). It's common in greetings ('Egun on') and in the phrase 'gaur egun' meaning 'nowadays'. The plural is 'egunak' and the definite form is 'eguna.'
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