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Learning the Basque Pronouns 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 Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Basque.
Basque pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
English Pronouns | Basque Pronouns |
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Pronouns | Izenordainak |
I | ni |
you | zu |
he | hura, bera |
she | ura,bera |
we | gu |
they | haiek |
me | me |
you | duzu |
him | zuen |
her | bere |
us | gurekin |
them | horiek |
my | nire |
your | zure |
his | bere |
her | bere |
our | gure |
their | beraien |
mine | nirea |
yours | zurea |
his | berea |
hers | Berea |
ours | gurea |
theirs | haiena |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Basque.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Basque placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Basque vocabulary.
English Pronouns | Basque Pronouns |
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I speak | nik hitz egiten dut |
you speak | hitz egiten duzu |
he speaks | berak hitz egiten du |
she speaks | berak hitz egiten du |
we speak | guk hitz egiten dugu |
they speak | haiek hitz egiten dute |
give me | emaidazu |
zuri eman | |
give him | emaiozu |
give her | emaiozu |
give us | emaiguzu |
give them | emaiezu |
my book | nire liburua |
your book | zure liburua |
his book | bere liburua |
her book | bere liburua |
our book | gure liburua |
their book | beraien liburua |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Basque. Once you're done with the Euskara Pronouns, 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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