Basque

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Etymology

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Probably a compound of ba- (if) +‎ ahal (can) +‎ dadin (let (it) be).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baldin/ [bal̪.d̪ĩn]
  • Rhymes: -aldin
  • Hyphenation: bal‧din

Particle

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baldin

  1. Used before a conditional verb form to show emphasis.
    Zumaiara etortzen baldin bazara, hondartzara joango gara.If you come to Zumaia, we'll go to the beach.

Usage notes

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The usage of this particle is optional, and gives emphasis to the condition. It is used before conditional (indicative hypothetic) verb forms, and before verb forms prefixed with ba- (if).

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Catalan

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Verb

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baldin

  1. inflection of baldar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative