-(r)ekin
With: -(r)ekin
-(r)ekin means with: Anerekin bizi naiz (I live with Ane).
How It Works
Forms.
- Name ending in a vowel: Ane → Anerekin
- Name ending in a consonant: Mikel → Mikelekin
- Singular with the article: laguna → lagunarekin; ama → amarekin
- Plural with the article: lagunak → lagunekin
- Pronouns: nirekin, zurekin, harekin, gurekin, zuekin, haiekin
- Demonstratives: honekin, horrekin, harekin. See this and that with endings.
Uses.
- Company: Lagunekin afaldu dut (I had dinner with friends).
- Food and things that go together: kafea esnearekin (coffee with milk).
- A tool: Atea giltza honekin ireki dut (I opened the door with this key).
- Verbs that need a partner: Mikelekin hitz egin dut (I talked to Mikel), Mikel Anerekin ezkondu da (Mikel married Ane).
For the means of transport or the language you use, Basque prefers -z: trenez, euskaraz.
Examples (6)
- Anerekin bizi naiz.
I live with Ane.
Word by Word: Ane-with living I-am.
- Larunbatean lagunekin afalduko dut.
On Saturday I will have dinner with friends.
Word by Word: Saturday-on the-friends-with dine-will I-have.
- Kafea esnearekin, mesedez.
A coffee with milk, please.
Word by Word: Coffee the-milk-with, please.
- Norekin hitz egin duzu? — Mikelekin.
Who did you talk to? — Mikel.
Word by Word: Who-with word done you-have? — Mikel-with.
- Zurekin joango naiz.
I will go with you.
Word by Word: You-with go-will I-am.
- Atea giltza honekin ireki dut.
I opened the door with this key.
Word by Word: Door key this-with opened I-have.
Common Mistakes
Leaving out the r after a name that ends in a vowel.
Anekin bizi naiz.Anerekin bizi naiz.After a vowel the ending is -rekin: Anerekin.
Keeping the r after a name that ends in a consonant.
Mikelrekin hitz egin dut.Mikelekin hitz egin dut.After a consonant the ending is -ekin: Mikelekin.
Using the singular when you mean several people (intended meaning: with friends).
Lagunarekin afaldu dut.Lagunekin afaldu dut.lagunarekin is with the friend, one person. For more than one, use lagunekin.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The sociative follows the case overview.
Related Patterns
- -(r)enWhose: -(r)en
Follows the same r-after-a-vowel pattern: Aneren, Anerekin.
Level 1 - Plural Case Endings
The plural -ekin next to the other plural endings.
Level 2 - -zBy and in a Language: -z
Used instead of -(r)ekin for transport and languages.
Level 1 - ni / zu / hura / gu / zuek / haiekPersonal Pronouns
The pronouns behind nirekin, zurekin, harekin.
Level 1 - This and That With Endings
Gives honekin, horrekin, harekin.
Level 2
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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