ukan

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Basque

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ukan/ [u.kãn]
  • Rhymes: -ukan
  • Hyphenation: u‧kan

Verb

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ukan du (imperfect participle ukaiten, future participle ukanen, short form ukan, verbal noun ukaite)

  1. Northern form of izan (to have, to possess)
    Aukera asko ukan ditut.I've had many opportunities.

Usage notes

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  • The Northern citation form ukan corresponds to Southern transitive izan (to have), both having the same conjugated forms. Northern dialects use the finite forms of izan (to be) only in intransitive senses.

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • ukan”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • ukan”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005