utzi

Basque

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ut͡s̻i/, [u.t͡s̻i]

Verb

utzi du (imperfect participle uzten, future participle utziko, short form utz, verbal noun uzte)

1. to leave
2. to let, allow
3. to leave, to abandon, to dump
4. to cede, hand over, convey
5. to stop, give up (action, habit)

Conjugation

   utzi ― NOR-NORK paradigm

Mood / Tense		NORK (ergative)							NOR (absolutive)
		1st sg	2nd sg inf.	3rd sg	1st pl	2nd sg	2nd pl	3rd pl
		nik	hik	hark	guk	zuk	zuek	haiek
imperative	present	—	utzak/n	—	—	utzazu	utzazue	—	hura	3rd sg

   utzi ― NOR-NORI-NORK paradigm

Mood / Tense		NORK (ergative)							NORI (dative)
		1st sg	2nd sg inf.	3rd sg	1st pl	2nd sg	2nd pl	3rd pl
		nik	hik	hark	guk	zuk	zuek	haiek
imperative	present	―	uztak/n utzazkidak/n	―	―	uztazu utzazkidazu	uztazue utzazkidazue	―	niri	1st sg
		―	utziok/n utzazkiok/n	―	―	utziozu utzazkiozu	utziozue utzazkiozue	―	hari	3rd sg
		―	uzkuk/n utzazkiguk/n	―	―	uzkuzu utzazkiguzu	uzkuzue utzazkiguzue	―	guri	1st pl
		―	utziek/n utzazkiek/n	―	―	utziezu utzazkiezu	utziezue utzazkiezue	―	haiei	3rd pl

Further reading

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