ez horregatik

Basque

Basque phrasebook

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Etymology

From ez (“no, not”) +‎ horregatik (causative of hori (“that”)), literally “[do] not [thank me] for that”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /es̻ horeɡatik/ [es̻ ho.re.ɣ̞a.t̪ik]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /es̻ oreɡatik/ [es̻ o.re.ɣ̞a.t̪ik]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /es̻ oreɡatik/ [es̻ o.re.ɣ̞a.t̪ik]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /es̺ oreɡatik/ [es̺ o.re.ɣ̞a.t̪ik]

• Hyphenation: ez ho‧rre‧ga‧tik

Interjection

ez horregatik

1. you're welcome

   Synonym: ez dago zergatik (less common)

See also

• eskerrik asko (“thank you”)
• mila esker (“thank you very much”)

Further reading

• “ez horregatik”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “ez horregatik”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005