If you're trying to learn Basque Articles you will find some useful resources including a course about Definite and Indefinite Articles... to help you with your Basque grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Basque. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Basque Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Basque language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Basque.
Basque articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Basque Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | artikuluak |
| the | "a" behind the word |
| a | a |
| one | bat |
| some | batzuk |
| few | batzuk |
| the book | liburua |
| the books | liburuak |
| a book | liburu bat |
| one book | liburu bat |
| some books | liburu batzuk |
| few books | liburu batzuk |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Basque.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Basque. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Basque vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Basque Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | Elikadura |
| almonds | arbendola |
| bread | ogia |
| breakfast | gosaria |
| butter | gurina |
| candy | gozokia |
| cheese | gazta |
| chicken | oilaskoa |
| cumin | kuminoa |
| dessert | postrea |
| dinner | afaria |
| fish | arrainak |
| fruit | Fruta |
| ice cream | izozkiak |
| lamb | bildotsa |
| lemon | limoi |
| lunch | bazkaria |
| meal | bazkaria |
| meat | haragia |
| oven | Labea |
| pepper | piperra |
| plants | landareak |
| pork | txerri |
| salad | entsalada |
| salt | gatza |
| sandwich | sandwich |
| sausage | Txistorra |
| soup | zopa |
| sugar | azukre |
| supper | afaria |
| turkey | indioilarra |
| apple | sagar |
| banana | banana |
| oranges | laranjak |
| peaches | melokotoiak |
| peanut | kakahuete |
| pears | udareak |
| pineapple | anana |
| grapes | mahatsak |
| strawberries | marrubiak |
| vegetables | barazkiak |
| carrot | Azenario |
| corn | artoa |
| cucumber | luzokerra |
| garlic | baratxuri |
| lettuce | Letxuga |
| olives | olibak |
| onions | tipulak |
| peppers | piperrak |
| potatoes | patatak |
| pumpkin | kalabaza |
| beans | babarrunak |
| tomatoes | tomateak |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Basque. Once you're done with the Euskara Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Basque lessons here: Learn Basque. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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