Features
Blue: variational pattern non-attested
(3) Zuk gu asko maite gaizu
Elexpuru, Juan Martin. 2005. Bergara aldeko hiztegia. Leintz-Aramaio, Oñati eta Eibar inguruko berbekin osotuta. Bergarako Udala.
Arregi, Karlos. 2001. «Person and number inflection». In Beatriz Fernández and Pablo Albizu (eds.), On Case and Agreement. Kasu eta komunztaduraren gainean. Bilbo: UPV/EHU. 71-111.
Arriortua, Alazne. 2016. «Euskal inflexioaren pluralgileen analisi baterantz». handout, Euskal Dialektologia Mintegia, UPV/EHU.
Artzelus, Alexander. 2016. «Plural komunztadura falta Debagoieneko hizkeretan». handout, Euskal Dialektologia Mintegia, UPV/EHU.
Etxabe, Karmele and Larraitz Garmendia. 2003. Zaldibiako euskara. Zaldibia: Zaldibiako Udala.
Generalized pattern. Basque arguments trigger number agreement.
(1a) | Jonek | sagarra | jan | du |
Jon.ERG | apple.ABS | eat.PTCP | (3ABS).have.3ERG | |
‘You have eaten the/an apple love us.’ |
(1b) | Jonek | sagarrak | jan | ditu |
Jon.ERG | apple.PL.ABS | eat.PTCP | (3ABS).PL.have.3ERG | |
‘Jon has eaten apples.’ |
Variational pattern. Some varieties drop number agreement with 3rd person absolutives.
(2) | (H)arek | porruak | gordiñik | jate(n) | seben |
they.ERG | leek.PL.ABS | raw | eat.IPFV | (3ABS).have.3ERG.PL | |
‘They ate the leeks raw.’ (Larrañaga, 1998:101) |
Reported in: Oñati, Bergara, Elexpuru (2006), Antzuola (Artzelus 2016).(3) Zuk gu asko maite gaizu you.ERG us.ABS a lot love.PTCP 1ABS.have.1SG.ERG ‘You love us.’ (Oñati and Arrasate, Artzelus 2016) (4) Zuk gu asko maite gaituzu you.ERG us.ABS a lot love.PTCP 1ABS.PL.have.1SG.ERG ‘You love us.’
Chapter: Case and Agreement
Keywords: number agreement, plural agreement drop, pluralizers


Elexpuru, Juan Martin. 2005. Bergara aldeko hiztegia. Leintz-Aramaio, Oñati eta Eibar inguruko berbekin osotuta. Bergarako Udala.
Arregi, Karlos. 2001. «Person and number inflection». In Beatriz Fernández and Pablo Albizu (eds.), On Case and Agreement. Kasu eta komunztaduraren gainean. Bilbo: UPV/EHU. 71-111.
Arriortua, Alazne. 2016. «Euskal inflexioaren pluralgileen analisi baterantz». handout, Euskal Dialektologia Mintegia, UPV/EHU.
Artzelus, Alexander. 2016. «Plural komunztadura falta Debagoieneko hizkeretan». handout, Euskal Dialektologia Mintegia, UPV/EHU.
Etxabe, Karmele and Larraitz Garmendia. 2003. Zaldibiako euskara. Zaldibia: Zaldibiako Udala.
ABL: ablative
ABS: absolutive
ABSERG: absolutive in Ergative Displacement context
ALL: allative
ALLO: allocutive
APPL: applicative
BN: bounded
CAUS: causative
COMP: complementizer
DAT: dative
DD: dative displacement
DEST: destinative
ED: Ergative Displacement
ERG: ergative
FAM: familiar
F: feminine
GEN: genitive
IPFV: imperfective
INE: inessive
INS: instrumental
M: masculine
MOD: mood
NMLZ: nominalizer
NONFAM: non-familiar (2nd person)
NP: noun phrase
PTCP: participle
PST: past
PL: plural
POST: postposition
PROG: progressive
PROS: prospective
PRTV: partitive
REL: relational postposition
RES: resultative
SG: singular
SOC: sociative
TERM: terminative
UNBN : unbounded