Basque Word of the Day
etxe
/ET-che/ • noun — 13th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: house; home (a building where people live)
Examples
- Nire etxea hiriko erdigunean dago.
(My house is in the city center.) - Etxean atseden hartu nahi dut.
(I want to rest at home.) - Etxeko atea giltzarekin itxi dut.
(I locked the house door with a key.)
Synonyms
- etxebizitza
- bizileku
- etxola
Etxe is the basic word for 'house' or 'home'. In Basque you will often see it combined with case endings: etxea (the house), etxera (to the house/home), etxean (at home). It's used for both a physical building and the concept of home; the definite article is attached as a suffix (etxea = the house).
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