The weather forecast: Eguraldia… izango du
The weather future is assembled through izango — the future of izan: the phenomenon stands as the subject, and the sky "has" it: Bihar euria izango du — tomorrow there will be rain, literally "tomorrow rain have-will". About the weather itself one says with da: eguraldi ederra izango da — the weather will be fine. For example: “Bihar euria izango du Bizkaian” — Tomorrow there will be rain in Biscay. A rule from the…
How it works
The weather future is assembled through izango — the future of izan: the phenomenon stands as the subject, and the sky "has" it: Bihar euria izango du — tomorrow there will be rain, literally "tomorrow rain have-will". About the weather itself one says with da: eguraldi ederra izango da — the weather will be fine.
The plural works as with people: hodeiak izango ditugu — we will have clouds, izozteak izango dira gauean — there will be frosts at night. Distinguish it from wave 7: there the weather "is done" — eguzkitsu egingo du — about what the day will turn into; here — about what the day will have.
Table
| what | the form | the example |
|---|---|---|
| a phenomenon | izango du | euria izango du — there will be rain |
| the whole weather | izango da | eguraldi ederra izango da |
| many things at once | izango ditugu / dira | izozteak izango dira — there will be frosts |
By example
- Bihar euria izango du BizkaianTomorrow there will be rain in Biscay
- Igandean eguraldi ederra izango daOn Sunday the weather will be fine
- Gauean izoztea izango du, kontuz bidearekinAt night there will be a frost, careful on the road
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
The weather forecast: how does it work in Basque?
The weather future is assembled through izango — the future of izan: the phenomenon stands as the subject, and the sky "has" it: Bihar euria izango du — tomorrow there will be rain, literally "tomorrow rain have-will". About the weather itself one says with da: eguraldi ederra izango da — the…
What does it look like in an example sentence Basque?
“Bihar euria izango du Bizkaian” — Tomorrow there will be rain in Biscay. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.