9. To Be or Not To Be - Egon and the NON(Inessive) Case

Inessive(NON) Case

• In this lesson you will be introduced to the Plural Nouns form of the NON - Inessive

• This case is used to show that the subjects are in/on/upon places.

• The Indefinte is also shown below, but won't be used yet.

• Indefinite

  • Ending: -(E)TAN

  • Examples: etxeTAN (house) haranETAN (valley)

• Plural definite

  • Ending: -ETAN

  • Examples: etxeETAN (houses)haranETAN (valleys)

Places:

• Cities in the Basque area often have both a Basque and a Spanish name.

  • Bilboa/Bilbo

  • Donostia/San Sebastian

  • Basteiz/Victoria

  • Irun/Irún (almost the same, but not quite)

Vocabulary Egon Egon 3

• Mendi: mountain
• Donostia: San Sebastian
• Gasteiz: Victoria
• Bilbo: Bilboa
• kale: street
• Frantzia: France
• ibai: river

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