One 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: Ez daiteke 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: Ez daiteke aparkatu hemen — one may not park here.
With a noun the phrase lives its own life: 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 | one may not | Ez daiteke 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
- Ez daiteke aparkatu hemenOne may not park here
- 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: Ez daiteke aparkatu hemen — one may not park here.
What does it look like in an example sentence Basque?
“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.