| Subject (has) | Object = me (ni) | Object = you (hi) | Object = him/her/it (hura) | Object = us (gu) | Object = them (haiek) | |---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------| | Ni (I) | – | zaitut | dut | – | ditut | | Hi (you, inf) | naizu | – | duk/dun | gaituzu | dituk/ditun | | Hura (s/he) | nau | zaitu | du | gaitu | ditu | | Gu (we) | – | zaitugu | dugu | – | ditugu | | Zuek (you pl) | naizue | zaituzte | duzue | gaituzue | dituzue | | Haiek (they) | naute | zaituzte | dute | gaituzte | dituzte |
8/10 (highly irregular, ergative alignment, split usage). Essential for fluency, but requires dedicated memorization. verbo tener euskera
In reality, modern Basque does use as the transitive verb "to have." But it is ergative , not nominative. So the structure is: Possessor (ERGATIVE case) + Object (NOMINATIVE) + EDUN (conjugated) | Spanish | Basque (EDUN) | |---------|----------------| | Yo tengo un libro. | Nik liburu bat dut. | | Tú tienes dos perros. | Zuk bi txakur dituzu. | | Él/Ella tiene un coche. | Hark auto bat du. | | Nosotros tenemos hambre. | Guk gosea dugu. | | Subject (has) | Object = me (ni)
– The above examples show EDUN ( dut, du ). Let me correct that. So the structure is: Possessor (ERGATIVE case) +
