LingoflyOn the phone: …n dago? and -iezadazu
The phone question "is he home, is he in" is simple: the place takes the tail -n — "in", and then dago. Aita etxean dago? — is father home?, kodea pantailan dago — the code is on the screen. For example: “Aita etxean dago? Dei iezadazu, mesedez” — Is father home? Call me, please. A rule from the Basque course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The phone question "is he home, is he in" is simple: the place takes the tail -n — "in", and then dago. Aita etxean dago? — is father home?, kodea pantailan dago — the code is on the screen.
A polite request on the phone rests on iezadazu — "do it for me": Dei iezadazu — call me, esan iezadazu — tell me. For an invitation take zaitez: Etor zaitez zazpietan — come at seven. iezadazu hides a "me" inside, while zaitez only says "you".
Table
| the phrase | the form | the example |
|---|---|---|
| is he home | …n dago? | Aita etxean dago? — is father home? |
| do it for me | -iezadazu | dei iezadazu — call me |
| do come | zaitez / zaitezte | Etor zaitez — do come |
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
On the phone: how does it work in Basque?
The phone question "is he home, is he in" is simple: the place takes the tail -n — "in", and then dago. Aita etxean dago? — is father home?, kodea pantailan dago — the code is on the screen.
What does it look like in a Basque example sentence?
“Aita etxean dago? Dei iezadazu, mesedez” — Is father home? Call me, please. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.