Judging an action: ondo egina dago, …tzea txarto dago
What has been made, Basque judges with -ta: ondo egina dago — it is well made. And txarto egina dago — it is badly made: Lan hau ondo egina dago — this work is well made. For example: “Lan hau ondo egina dago” — This work is well made. A rule from the Basque course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
What has been made, Basque judges with -ta: ondo egina dago — it is well made. And txarto egina dago — it is badly made: Lan hau ondo egina dago — this work is well made.
The deed itself is judged by the name of the action in -tzea with egon. Berandu etortzea txarto dago — being late is bad. The same way: Gezurra esatea ez dago ondo — lying is not good.
Table
| the meaning | the form | the example |
|---|---|---|
| well made | ondo egina dago | Lana ondo egina dago |
| badly made | txarto egina dago | Hori txarto egina dago |
| … is bad | …tzea txarto dago | Berandu etortzea txarto dago |
By example
- Lan hau ondo egina dagoThis work is well made
- Atea apurtuta dago: txarto eginaThe door is broken: badly made
- Berandu etortzea txarto dagoBeing late is bad
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Judging an action: how does it work in Basque?
What has been made, Basque judges with -ta: ondo egina dago — it is well made. And txarto egina dago — it is badly made: Lan hau ondo egina dago — this work is well made.
What does it look like in an example sentence Basque?
“Lan hau ondo egina dago” — This work is well made. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.