Mikel looked at it. he agreed. The stone is big. (Again, harria is nor . It is the topic, the thing being described.)
said Iñaki. I will carve the stone. (Nik = nork case. It is the agent, the doer. Harria = nor case. It is the object receiving the action.) tabla nor-nork
One morning, Iñaki placed a rough, unshaped block of limestone on the workbench. Mikel looked at it
Iñaki smiled. he said. You (will). ( Zuk = nork – the new doer.) (Again, harria is nor
the master concluded. The stone needs to be carved by someone. (In this passive-like construction: Harriak – still absolutive/nor as the subject of ‘izan’; nork – the agent, the necessary carver.)
Mikel hesitated. “ ” Mikel asked. Who will carve the stone now?