egon

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See also: Egon and egón

Basque[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /eɡon/, [e̞.ɣ̞õ̞n]

Verb[edit]

egon da/zaio (imperfect participle egoten, future participle egongo or egonen, short form egon, verbal noun egote)

  1. (da) to be, exist
    Synonyms: izan, ibili
  2. (zaio) to correspond
  3. (Northern, da) to stay, to dwell
    Synonyms: ostatatu, gelditu, ostatu hartu
    • 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria[1], La Rochelle, Ioann 1:38:
      Eta itzuliric Ieſuſec, eta ikuſſiric hec çarreitzala, dioſte hæy, Ceren bilha çabiltzate? Eta hec erran cieçoten, Rabbi (erran nahi baita hambat nola Magiſtrua) non egoiten aiz? [Original spelling]
      Eta itzulirik Jesusek, eta ikusirik hek zarreitzala, dioste haei, Zeren bilha zabiltzate? Eta hek erran ziezoten, Rabbi (erran nahi baita hanbat nola Majistrua) non egoten haiz? [Modernized spelling]
      Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master) where dwellest thou? – KJV

Usage notes[edit]

  • Southern Basque (like Spanish) has two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to be”; izan and egon. The former is used to express a quality of something, while the latter is used to express a state (e.g. location). For example:
    Mahaia handia da.The table is big. (using izan because this is an inherent quality of the table)
    Mahaia zikina dago.The table is dirty. (using egon because this is an temporary state the table is in)
    Iñaki Donostiakoa da.Iñaki is from San Sebastián. (using izan because it is an immutable quality of Iñaki)
    Iñaki Donostian dago.Iñaki is in San Sebastián. (using egon because it is describing Iñaki's location)
  • Northern Basque does not have this distinction, and egon translates to "to stay" instead, making the last sentence mean "Iñaki is staying in San Sebastián".

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • "egon" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • egon” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

egon

  1. genitive singular of ego

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