ez jakin

See also: ezjakin

Basque

Etymology

Literally, “to not know”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /es̻ ɟakin/ [ez̻ ɟa.kĩn]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /es̻ xakin/ [es̻ xa.kĩn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /es̺ d͡ʒakin/ [ez̺ d͡ʒa.kĩn]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /es̻ jakin/ [ez̻ ja.kĩn]

  • Hyphenation: ez ja‧kin

Adverb

ez jakin (not comparable)

  1. without knowing
    Itsasoratu gara, eta ni ez jakin nora helduko naizen. ― We have boarded a ship, and I don't know where it will take me.

Usage notes
  • This term is often classified as a verb. However, it is not conjugated and takes an indirect question as a complement.

Derived terms
  • ez jakinarena egin (“to feign ignorance”)

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