Judging an action: ondo/txarto egina dago, …tzea txarto dago
What has been made Basque judges with the participle in -ta: ondo egina dago — it is well made, txarto egina dago — it is badly made: Lan hau ondo egina dago — this work is well made. The form is about a result that already lies on the table. For example: “Lan hau ondo egina dago” — This work is well made. A rule from the Basque course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
What has been made Basque judges with the participle in -ta: ondo egina dago — it is well made, txarto egina dago — it is badly made: Lan hau ondo egina dago — this work is well made. The form is about a result that already lies on the table.
And the deed itself is judged by the action noun with -tzea and the verb egon: Berandu etortzea txarto dago — being late is bad, literally "coming-later bad is". The same way: Gezurra esatea ez dago ondo — telling lies is not good. A judgment without a judge: the rule itself speaks.
Table
| the meaning | the form | the example |
|---|---|---|
| well made | ondo egina dago | Lana ondo egina dago |
| badly made | txarto egina dago | Hori txarto egina dago |
| … is bad | …tzea txarto dago | Berandu etortzea txarto dago |
By example
- Lan hau ondo egina dagoThis work is well made
- Atea apurtuta dago: txarto eginaThe door is broken: badly made
- Berandu etortzea txarto dagoBeing late is bad
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
Judging an action: how does it work in Basque?
What has been made Basque judges with the participle in -ta: ondo egina dago — it is well made, txarto egina dago — it is badly made: Lan hau ondo egina dago — this work is well made. The form is about a result that already lies on the table.
What does it look like in an example sentence Basque?
“Lan hau ondo egina dago” — This work is well made. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.