Basque language: morphology and syntax

Basque is an agglutinative language with a complex case system, including a locative case that goes after the noun. Verbs in Basque are highly regular and conjugated using periphrastic formations with auxiliaries. The language is topic-prominent, and the focus of a sentence must precede the verb. Negative sentences have verb-initial word order, with the negative particle attracting the auxiliary verb. Basque also has unique pronoun distinctions based on solidarity and living in similar conditions. The language exhibits both decimal and vigesimal numeral systems, and there is ongoing debate about its influence on neighboring Romance languages.