The initial marks 3rd person object (absolutive). The -t, -zu, -Ø, -gu, -zue, -te mark subject (ergative).
| Subject | Object = 3sg (it) | Object = 3pl (them) | Object = 1sg (me) | |---------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------| | Nik (I) | ikusi dut | ikusi ditut | ikusi nauzu | | Zuk (you) | ikusi duzu | ikusi dituzu | ikusi nauk/nauzu | | Hark (s/he) | ikusi du | ikusi ditu | ikusi nau |
| Person | Basque | English | |--------|--------|---------| | Ni | nindoan | I went | | Zu | zindoazen | you went | | Hura | zihoan | s/he went | | Gu | gindoazen | we went | | Zuek | zindoazten | you (pl) went | | Haiek | zihoazen | they went | verbos en euskera
Note: The root changes ( oa → indo ), and prefixes mark subject. Present perfect (transitive, with edun auxiliary):
Euskera is a language isolate (not related to Indo-European, Uralic, or any other known family). Its verb system is polypersonal —the verb agrees not only with the subject but also with the direct object and indirect object. This makes Basque verbs more complex than those in Romance or Germanic languages, but highly systematic. 2. Main Verb Classes Basque verbs fall into two major categories: 2.1 Synthetic (or synthetic-conjugated) verbs Only about 15–20 verbs have a full synthetic conjugation (present and past tenses inflected for person and number). These are high-frequency verbs: The initial marks 3rd person object (absolutive)
| Person | Basque | English | |--------|--------|---------| | Ni (I) | noa | I go | | Zu (you sg) | zoaz | you go | | Hura (s/he) | doa | s/he goes | | Gu (we) | goaz | we go | | Zuek (you pl) | zoazte | you (pl) go | | Haiek (they) | doaz | they go |
| Subject | Form | Meaning | |---------|------|---------| | Nik | dut | I have it | | Zuk | duzu | you have it | | Hark | du | s/he has it | | Guk | dugu | we have it | | Zuek | duzue | you (pl) have it | | Haiek | dute | they have it | Present perfect (transitive
| Form | Suffix | Example ( ikusi ) | Use | |------|--------|------------------|-----| | Participle (perfect) | -i (or -tu , -n , -si ) | ikusi | Perfect tenses, past participle | | Gerund (imperfect) | -tzen | ikusten | Progressive, habitual | | Future participle | -ko/-go | ikusiko | Future, prospective |