uste izan

Basque

Etymology

From uste (“thought”) +‎ egin (“to do”).

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /us̺te is̻an/ [us̺.t̪e i.s̻ãn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /us̺te is̺an/ [us̺.t̪e i.s̺ãn]

  • Hyphenation: us‧te i‧zan

Verb

uste izan du (imperfect participle uste izaten, future participle uste izango or uste izanen, short form uste izan, verbal noun uste izate)

  1. to think, to suppose, to assume

Derived terms
  • uste izateko (“foreseeable”)

Further reading
  • "uste izan" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “uste izan” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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