Duration: Bost urte daramatzat hemen
"How long already" Basque says with the verb eraman — to carry: Nik bost urte daramatzat hemen — I have been here five years. For example: “Bost urte daramatzat hemen” — I have been here five years. A rule from the Basque course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
"How long already" Basque says with the verb eraman — to carry: Nik bost urte daramatzat hemen — I have been here five years.
The form is its own for each person: daramatzat — I carry the years, daramazu — you carry, daramatza — he carries.
The question is one: Zenbat denbora daramazu hemen? — how long have you been here? The starting point is set by …tik: gaztetatik — since youth, atzotik — since yesterday.
Table
| the meaning | the form | the example |
|---|---|---|
| I have been… years | … daramatzat | bost urte daramatzat |
| he has been… years | … daramatza | bost urte daramatza hemen |
| since when | …tik | gaztetatik |
By example
- Bost urte daramatzat hemenI have been here five years
- Hamabi urte daramatzat etxe honetanI have been in this house twelve years
- Gaztetatik itsasoa ezagutzen dutSince youth I have known the sea
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
Duration: how does it work in Basque?
"How long already" Basque says with the verb eraman — to carry: Nik bost urte daramatzat hemen — I have been here five years.
What does it look like in an example sentence Basque?
“Bost urte daramatzat hemen” — I have been here five years. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.