Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nenkien/ [neŋ.ki.ẽn]
  • Rhymes: -ien
  • Hyphenation: nen‧ki‧en

Etymology 1

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Verb

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nenkien

  1. First-person singular (ni), taking third-person plural (haiei) as indirect object, past subjunctive form of izan.
Usage notes
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Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edin instead of izan.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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nenkien

  1. First-person singular (ni), taking third-person plural (haiei) as indirect object, past indicative form of ekin (to devote).