gauza izan

Basque

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /ɡau̯s̻a is̻an/ [ɡau̯.s̻a i.s̻ãn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /ɡau̯s̺a is̺an/ [ɡau̯.s̺a i.s̺ãn]

  • Hyphenation: gau‧za i‧zan

Verb

gauza izan da (imperfect participle gauza izaten, future participle gauza izango or gauza izanen, short form gauza izan, verbal noun gauza izate)

  1. To have sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish X; to possess the qualifications rendering competent for some end; to be competent, qualified, able, capable, apt…
    zerbait egiteko gauza izan ― to be able to do something.
    ez naiz egiteko gauza izan ― I haven’t been able to do it.

Synonyms

Further reading

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