jakin

[from *e-aki-n] iz.

1. \jakinaren gainean i. knowingly ii. ( oharturik ) consciously, with awareness iii. with premeditation; \jakinaren gainean egin zuen he knew full well what he did; \jakinaren gainearen esaten ditu horrelako gauzak he knows perfectly well the things he says; \jakinaren gainean egon to be aware | to be in the know; i-r \jakinaren gainean jarri i. (j akinarazi ) to keep sb {informed || updated} ii. ( gaztigatu ) to warn

2. \jakin gabez ignorantly io. certain, concrete, particular du/ad.

1. ( oro. )

a. to know; nondik dakizu hori? how do you know that?; nik dakidanez, ezinezkoa da as far as I know, it's impossible; dakienak daki eta dakienak ez daki if you know,you know and if you don't, you don't; dakikezunez... as you may know...

b. ( -(r)en berri ) ez dakite yanumamitarren berri they don't about the Yanumamis

c. (esa.) batek daki! who knows? | God only knows!

2. ( lehenaldi bukatuan ) to find out, learn, discover; orduantxe \jakin nuen lapur galanta zela that's when I found out he was a big thief; laster \jakin zen nortzu ziren it was soon found out who they were

3. ( gai bati buruz aski ezaguna izan ) ongi dakite ingelesez \\ euskaraz they can speak English \\ Basque | they know English \\ Basque well; euskaraz al dakizu? do you speak Basque?; e-r egiten \jakin to know how to do sth; badaki dantzan \\ igeritan he doesn't know how to dance \\ swim Oharra: jakin duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila itzazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib. , tutik ere ez jakin aurkitzeko , bila ezazu tutik adieran