joan

[from *e-oa-n] iz.

1. passage, course; denboraren \joana gelditzeko in order to stem the passage of time

2. balea bueltaka zebilen, \joan eta etorrian the whale flipped around back and forth du/ad. (I) (NG) ( eroan, eraman )

1. to take

2. ( kendu ) to take away; ohoinek \joan zizkigun ondasunak thieves took our possessions io. aldi \joanetako euskaldunak Basques from bygone times da/ad.

1.

a. ( oro. ) to go; Aiara joaten naiz I go to Aia; Aiara noa I'm going to Aia; \joan Amaiarengana! go over to Amaia!

b. ( oinez ) to walk, go

c. ( autoz ) to drive, go; gero Getariara \joan ginen (kotxean) then we drove to Getaria

d. ( trenez ) to go, travel

e. ( hegazkinez ) to go, fly, travel

f. ( zaldiz, txirrinduz ) to go, ride

g. ( nola adieraziz ) Oriora \joan zen igerika he swam to Orio; Azkoitiara \joan zen {lasterka || atxitxinketan || korrika} she ran to Azkoitia h. ( leku jakin batera ) eskolara \\ elizara \\ mezatara \\ ohera \joan to go to school \\ church \\ Mass \\ bed; etxera \joan to go home

2. ( jarraitu, aurreratu ) zer moduz doaz gauzak? how are things going?; gauzak gaizki doaz things are going badly; gaixoa gaizki doa the patient is better | the patient is {getting || coming} along nicely

3.

a. ( iragan, igaro, pasa ) to go by; urteak \joan, urteak etorri as time goes by; \joan zen astean \\ hilean last week \\ month; hola dihoakigu bizia, isilik eta ohartzeke that's how life goes, stealthily and without warning

b. ( zendu, desagertu ) to go away; Henry Fonda ere \joan zaigu Henry Fonda has also passed away | Henry Fonda has also departed from us; haurtzaroa \joan zaigu behin betirako our childhood is gone forever

4. ( abiatu, alde egin )

a. to go away, leave, depart; joateko ordua da it's time to go; \joan! go away!, \joan, ba! off with you!; goazen! let's go! ; noan etxera, garaia da 'ta I'll be off now, it's already time

b. (esa.) \joan eta bila! found out for yourself!

5. ( sartu ) to become, join; soldadu \joan zen he become a soldier | he joined the army

6. ( egon ) [ zaio ]

a. ( arropa ) to fit; soinekoa ongi dihoakizu the dress fits you well

b. ( atxiki ) saria bihoakio Amaiari the prize should go to Amaia; herriari dihoazkion arazoetan in matters corresponding to the town; ez dihoakit niri nor izanen den erabakitzea it is not up to me to decide who it will be

7.

a. (+ -tuz ) euskaldunen kopurua gehituz doa the number of Basque-speakers is gradually increasing

b. (+ -tzen ) zorrak gehitu ahala dirua urritzen zihoakigun our money was decreasing in proportion to how much debts were increasing

8. (+ -tzera ) to be going to; ezkontzera doazela iragarri dute they have announced that they are going to get married Oharra: joan duten esaerak aurkitzeko, bila itzazu izenaren, adjektiboaren eta abarren adieran, adib. , pikotara aurkitzeko , bila ezazu pikota adieran