| 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 |
The initial marks 3rd person object (absolutive). The -t, -zu, -Ø, -gu, -zue, -te mark subject (ergative). verbos en euskera
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: | Subject | Object = 3sg (it) |