ikusi

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque *e-kus-i, from the root *-kus-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ikus̺i/ [i.ku.s̺i]
  • Rhymes: -us̺i, -i
  • Hyphenation: i‧ku‧si

Verb

ikusi du (imperfect participle ikusten, future participle ikusiko, short form ikus, verbal noun ikuste)

  1. to see
  2. to look
  3. to watch
    Nork ez du telebista ikusten?Who doesn't watch television?
  4. to bear, stand

Conjugation

Conjugation of ikusi (NOR-NORK paradigm)
Expand all forms NORK (ergative) NOR (absolutive)
1st sg 2nd sg fam. 3rd sg 1st pl 2nd sg 2nd pl 3rd pl
Mood / Tense nik hik hark guk zuk zuek haiek
Indicative Indicative
Present ni 1st sg
hi 2nd sg fam.
Present dakusat
dakust
dakusak/n
dakusk/na
dakusa
dakus
dakusagu
dakusku
dakusazu
dakutsu
dakusazue
dakutsue
dakusate
dakuste
hura 3rd sg
gu 1st pl
zu 2nd sg
zuek 2nd pl
dakuskit dakuskik/n dakuski dakuskigu dakuskizu dakuskizue dakuskite haiek 3rd pl
Past ni 1st sg
hi 2nd sg fam.
Past nekusan hekusan zekusan genekusan zenekusan zenekusaten zekusaten hura 3rd sg
gu 1st pl
zu 2nd sg
zuek 2nd pl
nekuskien hekuskien zekuskien genekuskien zenekuskien zenekuskiten zekuskiten haiek 3rd pl
Conditional ni 1st sg
hi 2nd sg fam.
Conditional banekusa bahekusa balekusa bagenekusa bazenekusa bazenekusate balekusate hura 3rd sg
gu 1st pl
zu 2nd sg
zuek 2nd pl
banekuski bahekuski balekuski bagenekuski bazenekuski bazenekuskite balekuskite haiek 3rd pl
Hypothetic cons. ni 1st sg
hi 2nd sg fam.
Hypothetic cons. nekuske hekuske lekuske genekuske zenekuske zenekuskete lekuskete hura 3rd sg
gu 1st pl
zu 2nd sg
zuek 2nd pl
nekusazke hekusazke lekusazke genekusazke zenekusazke zenekusazkete lekusazkete haiek 3rd pl
Past cons.
Potential Potential
Present
Hypothetic
Past
Subjunctive Subjunctive
Present
Past
Imperative Imperative
Present ni 1st sg
hi 2nd sg fam.
Present ikusak/n bekusa ikusazu ikusazue bekusate hura 3rd sg
gu 1st pl
zu 2nd sg
zuek 2nd pl
bekuski bekuskite haiek 3rd pl
Conjugation of ikusi (NOR-NORK allocutive paradigm)
Expand all forms NORK (ergative) NOR (absolutive)
1st sg 3rd sg 1st pl 3rd pl
Mood / Tense nik hark guk haiek
Indicative Indicative
Present ni 1st sg
Present zakusaat/nat
zekusaat/nat
zakusak/n
zekusak/n
zakusaagu/nagu
zekusaagu/nagu
zakusatek/n
zekusatek/n
hura 3rd sg
gu 1st pl
zakuskiat/nat
zekuskiat/nat
zakuskik/n
zekuskik/n
zakuskiagu/nagu
zekuskiagu/nagu
zakuskitek/n
zekuskitek/n
haiek 3rd pl
Past ni 1st sg
Past nekusaan/nan zekusaan/nan genekusaan/nan zekusatean/nan hura 3rd sg
gu 1st pl
nekuskian/nan zekuskian/nan genekuskian/nan zekuskitean/nan haiek 3rd pl
Hypothetic cons. ni 1st sg
Hypothetic cons. nekuskek/n lekuskek/n genekuskek/n lekusketek/n hura 3rd sg
gu 1st pl
nekusazkek/n lekusazkek/n genekusazkek/n lekusazketek/n haiek 3rd pl
Past cons.
Potential Potential
Present

Further reading

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