A Student G rammar of Euskara
3.2. 12. NORANTZ - TOWA RDS (Directional) Sillgular
DEFINITE
-(e)RANTZ
INDEFINITE
Plural
-ETA RANTZ
-(e)TARANTZ
Plural Hurbila -OTARANTZ
-(e)RANTZ komunERANTZ
komunETARANTZ
komunETARANTZ
komunOTARANTZ
etxeRANTZ
etxeETARANTZ
etxeTARANTZ
etxeOTARANTZ
tabernETARANTZ
tabernaTARANTZ
tabernOTARANTZ
tabernaRANTZ
GasteizERANTZ INTERROGATIVES
DEMONSTRATIVES
ADVERBS
Norantz Zertarantz Zeinetarantz Zeintzuetarantz Zenbate(ta)rantz
Honetarantz Horretarantz Hartarantz
Hanantz Horrantz Harantz
Hauetarantz Horietarantz Haietarantz
The declension of NORANTZ , which is known the case of NORA:
NORA
+
-NTZ
=
as
the Directional case, is derived from
NORANTZ
This case represcnts the concept of towards. Here are somc examples:
EtxeRANTZ doa OspitalERANTZ daramate GoRANTZ joan da ZuhaitzETARANTZ joan da BaserriETARANTZ joan dira NORANTZ joan da? Zein herriTARANTZ joan da? HARANTZ joan dira Mendi HORRETARANTZ joan da NafarroaRANTZ joan dira
: She/he is going towards homc. : They are taking her/him (up) to[wards] the hospita l . : S he/he has gone [towards] u p . : She/he has g on e towards the trees. : They have gone towards the farm houses. : Where has she/he gone to[wards]? : Towards which town h a s she/he gone? : They have gone to[wards] there. : She/hc has gone towards that mountain. : They have gone towards Navarra.
In some places different forms are used:
NORANTZA NORUNTZ
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: etxerantza, gorantza, Bilborantza. : etxeruntz, goruntz, Bilboruntz.