hobe izan

to be better; \hobe izan izango litzateke isilik egotea it would be best to keep quiet; \hobe izan da ez izatea, gaizki izatea baino it is better not to exist than to exist for evil

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[ du/ad. ] to have it better; \hobe izan duzu ezkondu moja joan baino it's better for you to marry than to become a nun | you're better off married than becoming a nun; \hobe izan izango nuen sekulan jaio ez banintz it would be better if I had never been born at all; \hobe izan duzu hori egitea you'd better do that