For 3pl object: ditu , dituzu , ditu , ditugu , dituzue , dituzte . Every Basque verb has three main non-finite forms:
Past tense (same verb):
| 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 | verbos en euskera
| Verb (infinitive) | Meaning | |------------------|---------| | izan | to be | | ** | to have (possession) | | ** | to go | | etorri | to come | | ibili | to walk, to be active | | ** | to say | | ** | to know (fact) | | ** | to know (a person/place) | | ** | to bring | | eraman | to carry | | ** | to stay / remain | | ** | to lie (down) | | ** | to get up | | ** | to listen / hear | | ** | to see | | ** | to think / reflect |
| Form | Suffix | Example ( ikusi ) | Use | |------|--------|------------------|-----| | Participle (perfect) | -i (or -tu , -n , -si ) | ikusi | Perfect tenses, past participle | | Gerund (imperfect) | -tzen | ikusten | Progressive, habitual | | Future participle | -ko/-go | ikusiko | Future, prospective | For 3pl object: ditu , dituzu , ditu
Notice: The auxiliary changes entirely depending on the combination of subject and object. The present tense of edun (for 3sg object) is:
| Person | Basque | English | |--------|--------|---------| | Ni | nindoan | I went | | Zu | zindoazen | you went | | Hura | zihoan | s/he went | | Gu | gindoazen | we went | | Zuek | zindoazten | you (pl) went | | Haiek | zihoazen | they went | The -t, -zu, -Ø, -gu, -zue, -te mark subject (ergative)
The initial marks 3rd person object (absolutive). The -t, -zu, -Ø, -gu, -zue, -te mark subject (ergative).