LingoflyIt makes me angry: haserretu egiten nau
When something stirs a feeling, Basque puts you in the place of the object: nau — "me". Zaratak haserretu egiten nau — the noise makes me angry, Euria egiteak aspertu egiten nau — the rain bores me. Whatever causes the feeling takes -k: zaratak, egiteak. For example: “Musika entzuteak poza ematen dit” — Listening to music gives me joy. A rule from the Basque course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
When something stirs a feeling, Basque puts you in the place of the object: nau — "me". Zaratak haserretu egiten nau — the noise makes me angry, Euria egiteak aspertu egiten nau — the rain bores me. Whatever causes the feeling takes -k: zaratak, egiteak.
If the feeling is a gift rather than a blow, use ematen dit — "gives me": Musika entzuteak poza ematen dit — listening to music gives me joy. The difference is simple: nau — something is done to me, dit — something is given to me.
Table
| to whom | the form | the example |
|---|---|---|
| me (annoys, tires) | … egiten nau | haserretu egiten nau — makes me angry |
| to me (gives) | … ematen dit | poza ematen dit — gives me joy |
| him, her | … egiten du | aspertu egiten du — bores him |
By example
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
It makes me angry: how does it work in Basque?
When something stirs a feeling, Basque puts you in the place of the object: nau — "me". Zaratak haserretu egiten nau — the noise makes me angry, Euria egiteak aspertu egiten nau — the rain bores me. Whatever causes the feeling takes -k: zaratak, egiteak.
What does it look like in a Basque example sentence?
“Musika entzuteak poza ematen dit” — Listening to music gives me joy. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.