( ezkongaia)

iz. [from andre + -gai (destined for)]

1. heiress

a. girlfriend

b. ( ezkongaia) fianc—e, fiancee

iz.

1. material

2. matter, stuff Lagunart. ; politika-\gaietan aditua an expert in political matters

3. ( hitzaldiari, arazoari d.)

a. topic, subject; eztabaidaren \gaiak the subjects of the discussion

b. ( bertso lehiaketari d.) subject

c. ( literarari d.) theme; Bakardadea \gaitzat harturik eleberria bat idatzi zuen he wrote a novel in which he took up the theme of solitude; eleberriaren \gai nagusia the main theme of the novel

4. ( ezkongaia) engaged; alaba \gai dugu our daughter is engaged

5. (Biol.) matter; \gai gris grey matter io.

1. ( gauza) capable, able; e-r egiteko \gai izan to be able to do sth | to be capable of doing sth ; haren hitz bakoitza \gai da bihotza erdiratzeko each one of his words is enough to break your heart; hau gabe ez gara \gai pentsamendu on bat ere egiteko without this we are incapable of thinking good thoughts; ez naizela jendarteko \gai I'm not able to communicate in public | I'm not good with the public; ezin uka beraz \gai denik gure herria horretarako eta gehiagorako thus it cannot be denied that our country is capable of that and more

2. ( prest) ready, prepared, set; gudarako \gai dira they're prepared for war; dena \gai dagoenean, joan egingo gara when everything's ready, we'll go; \gai bihur gaitezen lanari ekiteko formala. let us prepare ourselves to tackle the job formala.

[from "senar" + -gai (destined for)] iz.

a. ( ezkongaia) fianc—

b. ( ezteian) groom, bride-groom

2. boyfriend