How to use the indefinite article in Basque

How to use the indefinite article in Basque

You want to learn how to use the indefinite article in Basque? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Basque lessons complete with useful examples. An apple, a house, a book... we explain it all to you in short, easy to follow lessons.

The Basque indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The English indefinite article 'a' does not exist in Basque. Unlike English, a noun on its own can be considered indefinite without the need for a specific word to show this. Nonetheless, the number '1' can serve as an indefinite article in Basque. The number '1' is 'bat' in Basque.

Examples

ate bat
a door
mutil bat
a boy
aste bat
a week
harri bat
a stone
katu bat
a cat
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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Basque

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Basque, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns liburu, aulki and ate (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are liburu bat, aulki bat and ate bat (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Basque including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Basque nouns liburu, aulki and ate, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Basque).

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