Basque Pronouns
This is a list of pronouns in Basque. This includes subject, object, and the possessive. These are used on a daily basis, so don't skip this lesson. We start with the object pronouns such as "I, you, her ..."
I: ni
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You: zu
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He: hura, bera
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She: hura, bera
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| We: gu |
| You (pl.): Guk. |
| They: haiek |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.
I love you: Maite zaitut.
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She is beautiful: Bera oso polita da.
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| We are happy: Oso pozik gaude. |
| They are dancing: Dantza egiten ari dira. |
Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".
Me: ni -
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You: zu -
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Him: hura -, bera -
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Her: hura -, bera -
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| Us: gu - |
| You (pl.): Eurak. |
| Them: horiek -, haiek - |
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These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.
Give me your phone number: Emaidazu zure telefono zenbakia.
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I can give you my email: Nire emaila eman diezaizuket.
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| Tell him to call me: Ezaiozu ni deitzeko. |
| Can you call us?: Dei diezagukezu? |
We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".
My: nire
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Your: zure
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His: bere
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Her: bere
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| Our: gure |
| Your (pl.): |
| Their: beraien |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.
My phone number is . . .: Nire telefono zenbakia... da.
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His email is . . .: Bere emaila....da.
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| Our dream is to visit Spain: Gure ametsa Espainia bisitatzea da. |
| Their country is beautiful: Euren herria polita da. |
This is the possessive pronoun. Used as an alternative to the possessive adjectives above. Instead of saying "It is my dog" you can say "It is mine".
Mine: nirea
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Yours: zurea
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His: berea
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Hers: Berea
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| Ours: gurea |
| Yours (pl.): |
| Theirs: haiena |
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These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.
The book is mine: Liburua nirea da.
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Is this pen yours?: Boligrafo hau zurea da?
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| The shoes are hers: Zapatak bereak dira. |
| Victory is ours: Garaipena gure da. |
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