ez jakin

See also: ezjakin

Basque

Etymology

Literally, “to not know”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /es̻ ɟakin/ [ez̻ ɟa.kĩn]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /es̻ xakin/ [es̻ xa.kĩn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /es̺ d͡ʒakin/ [ez̺ d͡ʒa.kĩn]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /es̻ jakin/ [ez̻ ja.kĩn]

  • Hyphenation: ez ja‧kin

Adverb

ez jakin (not comparable)

  1. without knowing
    Itsasoratu gara, eta ni ez jakin nora helduko naizen. ― We have boarded a ship, and I don't know where it will take me.

Usage notes

  • This term is often classified as a verb. However, it is not conjugated and takes an indirect question as a complement.

Derived terms

  • ez jakinarena egin (“to feign ignorance”)

Further reading

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