LingoflyOne may, with nobody named: daiteke
When "one may" has no owner, Basque takes daiteke: Sartu daiteke? — may one come in? The negative is ez daiteke, and in speech more often ezin da: Ezin da aparkatu hemen — one may not park here. For example: “Alokairuan hartu daiteke” — It can be taken for rent. A rule from the Basque course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
When "one may" has no owner, Basque takes daiteke: Sartu daiteke? — may one come in? The negative is ez daiteke, and in speech more often ezin da: Ezin da aparkatu hemen — one may not park here.
Any action works the same way: Alokairuan hartu daiteke — it can be rented. A question needs only the tune of the voice, or al before the verb: Ordain al daiteke txartelaz?
Table
| the form | the meaning | the example |
|---|---|---|
| daiteke | one may | Sartu daiteke — one may come in |
| ez daiteke / ezin da | one may not | Ezin da aparkatu — one may not park |
| al daiteke? | may one? | Ordain al daiteke? — may one pay? |
By example
- Alokairuan hartu daitekeIt can be taken for rent
- Ordain al daiteke txartelaz?Can one pay by card?
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
One may, with nobody named: how does it work in Basque?
When "one may" has no owner, Basque takes daiteke: Sartu daiteke? — may one come in? The negative is ez daiteke, and in speech more often ezin da: Ezin da aparkatu hemen — one may not park here.
What does it look like in a Basque example sentence?
“Alokairuan hartu daiteke” — It can be taken for rent. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.