baldin

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

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

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.

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”).

• “baldin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “baldin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

baldin

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