/θɪŋ/

• 1  n. [object, action] gauza

  I thought the same thing: gauza bera pentsatu nuen

  there's another thing I'd like to ask you: beste gauza bat galdetu nahi nizuke

  let's forget the whole thing: ahantz dezagun dena

  the (best) thing to do would be to wait: itxarotea litzateke onena

  the thing is that I don't know what to do: kontua da ez dakidala zer egin

  first thing in the morning: goizeko lehen orduan

  it's a good thing you were there: eskerrak han zeunden

• 2  n. [anything] ezer, deus

  not a thing: ezer ez

  there wasn't a thing we could do to help: ezin genuen ezertxo ere egin laguntzeko

• 3  n. [person, animal] ø

  poor thing!: gaixoa!

  you silly thing!: hi bai hi memeloa!

• 4  n. (pl) [possessions] ondasunak, norberaren gauzak

• 5  n. (pl) [situation, life] gauzak

  how are things?: zer moduz doa dena?

  as things stand, it will be difficult to win: gauzak dauden bezala, zaila izango da irabaztea