bizi izan

Basque

Etymology

bizi (“living”) +‎ izan (“to be”)

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /bis̻i is̻an/ [bi.s̻i i.s̻ãn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /bis̺i is̺an/ [bi.s̺i i.s̺ãn]

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  • Hyphenation: bi‧zi i‧zan

Verb

bizi izan ? (imperfect participle bizitzen, future participle biziko, short form bizi, verbal noun bizitze)

  1. to live, be alive
  2. to live somewhere
  3. to experience, feel

Further reading

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