A feeling from an action: …tzeak poza ematen du
Wave 6 assembled the "action-doer" formula: the verbal noun in -tzea takes the doer case -k and becomes the subject — Harremana izateak poza ematen du — being in a relationship brings joy. Here the formula works on the feelings of the lesson: abesteak poza ematen dit — singing gives me joy, zaratak haserre egiten nau — the noise angers me. For example: “Musika entzuteak poza ematen dit” — Listening to music gives me…
How it works
Wave 6 assembled the "action-doer" formula: the verbal noun in -tzea takes the doer case -k and becomes the subject — Harremana izateak poza ematen du — being in a relationship brings joy. Here the formula works on the feelings of the lesson: abesteak poza ematen dit — singing gives me joy, zaratak haserre egiten nau — the noise angers me.
To whom the feeling goes — the auxiliary shows: ematen du — to him, ematen dit — to me, nau — me. Boredom comes the same road: euria egiteak aspertu egiten nau — the fact that it rains bores me. The feeling itself can become the subject without -tzea too: poza ikusten da aurpegian — the joy is seen on the face.
Table
| the role | the form | the example |
|---|---|---|
| the action-doer | -tzeak / -teak | abesteak — the singing itself acts |
| to whom | ematen du / dit | poza ematen dit — gives me joy |
| on me | … nau | haserre egiten nau — angers me |
By example
- Musika entzuteak poza ematen ditListening to music gives me joy
- Zaratak haserre egiten nau goizeanThe noise angers me in the mornings
- Euria egiteak aspertu egiten nauThe fact that it rains bores me
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
A feeling from an action: how does it work in Basque?
Wave 6 assembled the "action-doer" formula: the verbal noun in -tzea takes the doer case -k and becomes the subject — Harremana izateak poza ematen du — being in a relationship brings joy. Here the formula works on the feelings of the lesson: abesteak poza ematen dit — singing gives me joy, zaratak…
What does it look like in an example sentence Basque?
“Musika entzuteak poza ematen dit” — Listening to music gives me joy. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.