The forecast and the future: the auxiliary's future
About tomorrow's weather Basque speaks in the future tense, and it is built from two parts: the participle in -tu/-i and the particle -ko/-en: egin + ko = egingo, joan + go = joango. The auxiliary verb stays in the present form: Euria egingo du bihar — the rain will fall tomorrow, literally "the rain do-will tomorrow". For example: “Euria egingo du bihar” — The rain will fall tomorrow. A rule from the Basque course…
How it works
About tomorrow's weather Basque speaks in the future tense, and it is built from two parts: the participle in -tu/-i and the particle -ko/-en: egin + ko = egingo, joan + go = joango. The auxiliary verb stays in the present form: Euria egingo du bihar — the rain will fall tomorrow, literally "the rain do-will tomorrow".
Note: the weather is the doer here. The rain "does", the storm "comes" (etorriko da), the day "turns sunny" (eguzkitsu egingo du). The forecast is a list of what the sky intends to do to you before lunch.
Table
| the meaning | the form | the example |
|---|---|---|
| a future action | participle + -ko/-en + auxiliary | Euria egingo du bihar |
| to turn into some state | adjective + egingo du | eguzkitsu egingo du |
| an element comes | … etorriko da | Ekaitza etorriko da |
By example
- Euria egingo du biharThe rain will fall tomorrow
- Ekaitza etorriko da gaueanThe storm will come at night
- Arratsaldean eguzkitsu egingo duIn the afternoon it will turn sunny
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 forecast and the future: how does it work in Basque?
About tomorrow's weather Basque speaks in the future tense, and it is built from two parts: the participle in -tu/-i and the particle -ko/-en: egin + ko = egingo, joan + go = joango. The auxiliary verb stays in the present form: Euria egingo du bihar — the rain will fall tomorrow, literally "the…
What does it look like in an example sentence Basque?
“Euria egingo du bihar” — The rain will fall tomorrow. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.