B2
Allocutive Verb Forms
Aditz Alokutiboa
About this concept
Unique to Basque: verb forms that mark the gender of the addressee even when not an argument. Male addressee: '-k' forms (duk, nauk), female: '-n' forms (dun, naun). Informal register.
In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level B2.
Examples
Pozik nauk. (to male friend)I am happy. (familiar, to a man)
Pozik naun. (to female friend)I am happy. (familiar, to a woman)
Egin diat. (to male)I have done it. (familiar, to a man)
Egin dinat. (to female)I have done it. (familiar, to a woman)
Prerequisite
Transitive Verb Agreement (NOR-NORK)A1More B2 concepts
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