/ɑːn/

• 1  prep. [position] -n; -n gainean

  on the table: mahai gainean

  on the ground: lurrean

  on the wall: horman

  on the left/right: ezkerrean/eskuinean

  she sleeps on her back/side: ahoz gora egiten du lo; alboz egiten du lo

• 2  prep. [means] -z; -ekin; -n

  she's on the telephone: telefonoz ari da

  I accompanied him on the piano: pianoz lagundu nion

  it runs on gas: gasolinarekin funtzionatzen du

  he spoke on the radio: irratian hitz egin zuen

  she is working on the computer: ordenagailuan ari da lanean

• 3  prep. [mode of transport] -z

  to travel by bus/train/sea: autobusez/trenez/itsasontziz bidaiatu

  on foot: oinez

  on horseback: zaldiz

• 4  prep. [time, date] -an; t(z)ean, -t(z)erakoan

  on Thursday: ostegunean

  on Thursdays: ostegunetan

  on my birthday: nire urtebetetze-egunean

  on the 14th of November: azaroaren 14an

  on holidays: oporretan

  on my return: ni itzultzean

  on arriving there: hara iristean

• 5  prep. [about] -z, -zko, -i buruz(ko), -en gainean, -en gaineko

  a book on astronomy: astronomiari buruzko liburua

• 6  prep. [indicating influence] -en gain, -en gainean; -engan

  the impact of chemicals on the environment: gai kimikoek ingurumenean duten eragina

  those friends are a bad influence on you: lagun horiek eragin txarra dute zugan

• 7  prep. [using, supported by] -en mende

  she's on social security: gizarte-segurantzatik dirua jasotzen du

  she's on 25,000 pounds a year: urtean 25.000 libera irabazten ditu

  he's on tranquillizers: lasaigarriak hartzen ari da

• 8  prep. [paid by] -en kontura

  the drinks are on me!: edariak nire kontura!

  I bought a car on credit: kredituan erosi dut autoa

• 9  adv. [covering, clothing] gainean; soinean

  put the lid on: jarriozu tapa

  what did he have on?: zer zeraman soinean?

  put your coat on: jantzi berokia

• 10  adv. [happening] gertatzen; arian

  there was a war on at the time: garai hartan gerra zen

• 11  adv. [in operation] martxan

  turn the radio on: piztu irratia

  turn the tap on: ireki iturria

  put the kettle on: jarri ura irakiten

• 12  adv. [not stopping] gelditu gabe

  he kept on walking: oinez jarraitu zuen

  she went on and on about her trip: gelditu gabe jardun zuen bere bidaiaz

• 13  adv. [forward] aurrera; atzera

  to move on: aurreratu

  later on: aurrerago, geroago

  earlier on: lehenago

• 14  adj. [machine] martxan; [radio, TV, light] piztuta; [tap] irekita

• 15  adj. [scheduled] aurreikusita; programatuta

  have you got anything on tomorrow?: baduzu biharko planik?

  what's on at the cinema this week?: zer emango dute zineman aste honetan?

  the show will be on in Barcelona very soon: ikuskizuna laster izango da Bartzelonan

• 16  adj. [working] lanean

  I'm on now till 8 tomorrow morning: lana dut bihar goizeko 8ak arte

• 17  adj. [acceptable] onargarri

  that's not on!: hori onartezina da!