jende
Basque edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin gentem, probably via Old Spanish yente or Spanish gente.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
jende anim
- people
- 1990, “Kaixo”, Fermin Muguruza (lyrics)[1]performed by Negu Gorriak:
- Egurrezko kutxa baten aldamenean / Jendea negarrez hasten da
- Next to a wooden box / People start crying
Declension edit
Declension of jende (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | jende | jendea | jendeak |
ergative | jendek | jendeak | jendeek |
dative | jenderi | jendeari | jendeei |
genitive | jenderen | jendearen | jendeen |
comitative | jenderekin | jendearekin | jendeekin |
causative | jenderengatik | jendearengatik | jendeengatik |
benefactive | jenderentzat | jendearentzat | jendeentzat |
instrumental | jendez | jendeaz | jendeez |
inessive | jenderengan | jendearengan | jendeengan |
locative | — | — | — |
allative | jenderengana | jendearengana | jendeengana |
terminative | jenderenganaino | jendearenganaino | jendeenganaino |
directive | jenderenganantz | jendearenganantz | jendeenganantz |
destinative | jenderenganako | jendearenganako | jendeenganako |
ablative | jenderengandik | jendearengandik | jendeengandik |
partitive | jenderik | — | — |
prolative | jendetzat | — | — |
Derived terms edit
- jende-modu (“scum”)
- jende-oste (“crowd”)
- jende-talde (“crowd”)
- jendetasun (“cordiality”)
- jendetasunez (“politely”)
- jendetu (“to civilize”)