ikusi

Basque

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
• 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

   ikusi ― NOR-NORK paradigm

Mood / Tense		NORK (ergative)							NOR (absolutive)
		1st sg	2nd sg inf.	3rd sg	1st pl	2nd sg	2nd pl	3rd pl
		nik	hik	hark	guk	zuk	zuek	haiek
indicative	present	dakusat	dakusak/n	dakusa	dakusagu	dakusazu	dakusazue	dakusate	hura	3rd sg
		dakuskit	dakuskik/n	dakuski	dakuskigu	dakuskizu	dakuskizue	dakuskite	haiek	3rd pl
	past	nekusan	hekusan	zekusan	genekusan	zenekusan	zenekusaten	zekusaten	hura	3rd sg
		nekuskien	hekuskien	zekuskien	genekuskien	zenekuskien	zenekuskiten	zekuskiten	haiek	3rd pl
	conditional	banekusa	bahekusa	balekusa	bagenekusa	bazenekusa	bazenekusate	balekusate	hura	3rd sg
		banekuski	bahekuski	balekuski	bagenekuski	bazenekuski	bazenekuskite	balekuskite	haiek	3rd pl
	hyp. cons.	nekuske	hekuske	lekuske	genekuske	zenekuske	zenekuskete	lekuskete	hura	3rd sg
		nekusazke	hekusazke	lekusazke	genekusazke	zenekusazke	zenekusazkete	lekusazkete	haiek	3rd pl
	past cons.	―	―	―	―	―	―	―
potential	present	―	―	―	―	―	―	―
	hypothetic	―	―	―	―	―	―	―
	past	―	―	―	―	―	―	―
subjunctive	present	―	―	―	―	―	―	―
	past	―	―	―	―	―	―	―
imperative	present	—	ikusak/n	bekusa	—	ikusazu	ikusazue	bekusate	hura	3rd sg
		—	—	bekuski	—	—	—	bekuskite	haiek	3rd pl

Further reading

• "ikusi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “ikusi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus