40. Jakin 1

Jakin: to be certain or sure about something, to know a fact or how to do something

• Jakin, in the present tense has the pattern of
• the prefix da- +
• a stem of -ki/kizki- (single/plural objects) +
• the endings of-t, -zu, -, -gu, -zue, -te
• nik dakit/ dakizkit
• zuk dakizu/ dakizkizu
• hark daki/ dakizki
• guk dakigu/dakizkigu
• zuek dakizue/ dakizkizue
• haiek dakite/ dakizkite
• Note: verbs like jakin often take the affirmative prefix ba- when they are not negative
• nik badakit – I know it
• nik ez dakit – I don’t know it
• You can also use the word “nola” with Jakin to say you know how to do something.
• Nik nola irakurri badakit. I know how to read.

Jakin 1

• nik dakit: I know (it)
• zuk dakizu: you know (it)
• hark daki: he/she knows (it)
• guk dakigu: we know (it)
• zuek dakizue: you (plural) know (it)
• haiek dakite: they know (it)
• gidatzen: to drive

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