• 1  adb. (B) (ezezko testuinguruetan; ondoan ere har dezake) nothing; anything; nobody; anybody

  nik neuk ez dakit arean: I myself know nothing

  —zer berri? —oraindanik arean ere ez berririk, jauna: "what's new?" — "nothing for the moment, sir"

• 2  adb. (B) (baiezko testuinguruetan eta galde-perpausetan) something; anything

  arean-arean saldu dugu, baina ez asko: we sold something, but not much

  arean daukazu?: do you have anything?

• 3  adb. (B) certainly, without any doubt

  bat ere ez baino hobea da hori, arean: that's certainly better than nothing