ari izan
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From ari (“activity”) + izan (transitive and intransitive auxiliary).
ari izan da/zaio (imperfect participle ari izaten, future participle ari izango or ari izanen, short form ari izan, verbal noun ari izate)
This auxiliary verb is used together with the imperfect participle to mark the progressive aspect. For example, itzultzen naiz (“I return”) compared to itzultzen ari naiz (“I am returning”). It always takes intransitive auxiliaries, even with transitive verbs, so idazten dut (“I write”) versus idazten ari naiz (“I am writing”).
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