Basque Word of the Day
mesedez
me-SE-dez • adverb (polite request particle) — 28th of May, 2026
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Meaning: please (used to make a polite request)
Examples
- Mesedez, lagundu iezadazu.
(Please help me.) - Mesedez, hemen itxaron.
(Please wait here.) - Mesedez, isildu zaitez, bilerak hasten dira.
(Please be quiet, the meeting is starting.)
Synonyms
- mesede
- mesede bat
Mesedez is the common way to say "please" in Basque. It usually appears at the beginning of a request (Mesedez, ...) but can also come after a verb. It's polite and works in both formal and informal situations. The noun mesede (favor) appears in related phrases like "egin mesede bat" (do a favor).
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