en > eu 
/biː/
(pt was, were, pp been)
1 vi. (linking nouns, noun phrases, pronouns) izan
he's a pianist: piano-jotzailea da
she's his sister: bere arreba da
two and two are four: bi eta bi lau da
if I were you...: nik zure lekuan...; ni zure lekuan banengo...
2 vi. [characteristics seen as inherent] izan; (with past participles used as adjectives) egon
he is boring: gogaikarria da
it's blue: urdina da
they are English: ingelesak dira
it's broken: puskatuta dago
3 vi. [changeable or temporary] egon
it's dirty: zikina dago
how are you?: zer moduz zaude?; zelan zaude?
it's obvious that he is ill: gaixo dagoela nabaritzen zaio
how old are you?: zenbat urte dituzu?
she will be two tomorrow: bihar bi urte beteko ditu
5 vi. [be situated] egon
where is the Town Hall?: non dago udaletxea?
6 vi. [exist] egon, izan; existitu
there must be an explanation: azalpenen bat egongo da
there are three of us: hiru gara
7 vi. [cost] balio izan, kostatu
how much is it?: zenbat balio du?
the book is £20: liburuak 20 libera balio du
8 vi. [visit] bisitatu, bisita egin, ikustatu, ikusi; egon, izan
I have been to see my aunt: nire izebari bisita egitera joan naiz
I've never been to Australia: ez naiz inoiz Australian egon
9 vi. (in noun compounds) izango den(a), izatekoa den(a), -gai
my wife to be: nire emaztea izango dena
10 v. impers. [weather] egin
it was intolerably hot: bero jasanezina egiten zuen
11 v. impers. [time, date] izan
it's Monday today: gaur astelehena da
it's the 3rd of May: gaur maiatzaren 3a da; gaur maiatzak 3 ditu
12 v. impers. [asking and giving opinion] izan
is it certain that...?: egia al da...?
it's not clear whether...: ez dago garbi ea...
13 v. impers. (emphatic) izan
it's me who does all the work: nik neuk egiten dut lan guztia
14 v. aux. (passive) izan
the box had been opened: kaxa ireki egin zuten
she was killed in a car crash: auto-istripu batean hil zen
it is said that...: esaten dutenez...; diotenez...
15 v. aux. (forming continuous) ari izan, aritu
it's raining: euria ari du
what are you doing?: zertan ari zara?
16 v. aux. (in question tags) ez da hala?; ez dea hala?; hala(n) ez da?; ezta?
he's handsome, isn't he?: ederra da, ez da hala?
she wasn't happy, was she?: ez zen zoriontsu, ezta?
17 v. aux. (in tag responses) (affirmatives) baita... ere, (eta)... ere bai, ere, eta bai... ere; (negatives) ... ere ez, ezta... ere, eta... ere ez, eta ez... ere
"I'm worried" — "so am I": —kezkatuta nago —ni ere bai
"is it what you expected?" — "no, it isn't": hau da espero zenuena? — bada, ez
"I'm not ready" — "neither am I": —ni ez nago prest —ni ere ez
18 modal v. [must, have to] behar izan
you're to put on your shoes: zapatak jantzi itzatzu
19 modal v. [should] behar izan
he is to be congratulated on his work: bere lanarengatik zorionak eman behar dizkiogu
20 modal v. (will) izan
they are to be married on the summer: udan ezkonduko dira
21 modal v. ahal izan, -t(z)ea izan
these birds are to be found all over the world: hegazti hauek mundu osoan aurkitzea dago
22 modal v. (in conditional sentences) izan
you must work harder if you are to succeed: arrakasta izan nahi baduzu, gehiago ahalegindu beharra daukazu