From Proto-Basque *zer, containing the interrogative prefix *ze-.[1]
zer (preposed, interrogative)
zer (interrogative, relative)
zer (not comparable)
zer inan
indefinite | singular | plural | |
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absolutive | zer | zera | zerak |
ergative | zerek | zerak | zerek |
dative | zeri | zerari | zerei |
genitive | zeren | zeraren | zeren |
comitative | zerekin | zerarekin | zerekin |
causative | zerengatik | zerarengatik | zerengatik |
benefactive | zerentzat | zerarentzat | zerentzat |
instrumental | zerez | zeraz | zerez |
inessive | zeretan | zerean | zeretan |
locative | zeretako | zereko | zeretako |
allative | zeretara | zerera | zeretara |
terminative | zeretaraino | zereraino | zeretaraino |
directive | zeretarantz | zererantz | zeretarantz |
destinative | zeretarako | zererako | zeretarako |
ablative | zeretatik | zeretik | zeretatik |
partitive | zerik | — | — |
prolative | zertzat | — | — |
Inherited from Latin īre. The present and subjunctive forms are based on Latin vādere.
zer (second-person plural imperative zaite)
infinitive | zer | ||||||
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gerund | zendo | ||||||
past participle | zait | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale | |
present | zai | zai | zaja | zaime | zaite | zaja | |
imperfect | zaja | zaja | zaja | zajaime | zajaite | zaja | |
perfect | jai zait | ji zait | ju zait | jaime zait | jaite zait | ju zait | |
pluperfect | avas zait | avas zait | avaja zait | avajaime zait | avajaite zait | avas zait | |
future | zera | zerai | zero | zerme | zerte | zero | |
conditional | zere | zere | zere | zerme | zerte | zere | |
subjunctive | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale | |
present | zaja | zaja | zaja | zaime | zaite | zaja | |
imperfect | zis | zisse | zissa | zissaime | zissaite | zis | |
imperative | — | te | — | nu | vu | — | |
affirmative | zai | zaime | zaite | ||||
negative | naun zai | naun zaime | naun zaite |
infinitive | zer | ||||||
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gerund | zendo | ||||||
past participle | zait | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale | |
present | vis | vi | vis | vaime | vaite | vis | |
imperfect | zaja | zaja | zaja | zajaime | zajaite | zaja | |
perfect | jai zait | ji zait | ju zait | jaime zait | jaite zait | ju zait | |
pluperfect | avas zait | avas zait | avaja zait | avajaime zait | avajaite zait | avas zait | |
future | zera | zerai | zero | zerme | zerte | zero | |
conditional | zere | zere | zere | zerme | zerte | zere | |
subjunctive | ju | te | jal/jala | nu | vu | jali/jale | |
present | visa | visa | visa | visaime | visaite | visa | |
imperfect | zis | zisse | zissa | zissaime | zissaite | zis | |
imperative | — | te | — | nu | vu | — | |
affirmative | zai | zaime | zaite | ||||
negative | naun zai | naun zaime | naun zaite |
Central Kurdish | زەرد (zerd) |
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Laki | zerd |
Zazaki | zerd |
Gurani | zerd |
zer
spî | gewr | reş |
sor; sorê sor | pirteqalî; qehweyî | zer; qîçik |
keskê vekirî | kesk | kevz; keskê tarî |
şînê vekirî; hêşîn | şînê esmanî | şîn |
şîrkî, mor; heş | soravî; binefşî, xemir | pîvazî, pembe |
zer n
Either a substrate word related to zară (“buttermilk”), or from Latin serum, possibly influenced by Greek ζέμα (zéma). Compare Aromanian dzãr / dzer.
zer n (plural zeruri)
zer (definite accusative , plural )