grammar rules and verb tenses Flashcards
Possession OR indicating the word “with” + pronoun (e.g. with me)
My - add I to the end
Yours - add ak/ek to the end
His - add oh to the end
Her - add haa to the end
Our - add naa to the end
You all - add kom to the end
Their - add hom to the end
Indicating person to which verb applies (e.g. she knows me)
Me - add Nee to end
Yours - add ak/ek to the end
His - add oh to the end
Her - add haa to the end
Our - add naa to the end
You all - add kom to the end
Their - add hom to the end
Adjectives for Persons
You (girl) - add eh to the end
She - add eh to the end
We - add een to the end
You All - add een to the end
They - add een to the end
Negating adjectives
add mesh before adjective
present tense verbs that start with Alef
I - no change to the verb (ana aroh)
You - change first “a” to a “t” for men. For women, do the same and add “ee” to the end (anta troh, anti trohi)
He - change first “a” to a “y” (howa yroh)
She - change the first “a” to a “t” (heya troh)
We - change the first “a” to a “n” (ehna nroh)
You all - change the first “a” to a “t” and add “oo” to end (anto trohoo)
They - change the first “a” to a “y” and add “oo” to end (hom yrohoo)
future tense verbs (except “to be”, “to have”)
pronoun + rah + verb regularly conjucated
future tense “to be” conjucations
ana akon
anta takon, anti takoni
howa yakon
heya takon
ehna nakon
anto takonoo
hom yakonoo
future tense “to have”
pronoun + rah ykonn + verb regularly conjucated
past tense “to be”
I was - ana kont
You were(man) - anta kont
You were (women) - anti konti
He was - howa kan
She was- heya kanat
We were - ehna kona
You all were - anto konto
They were - hom kanoo
past tense “to have” and “to want”
add kan before the verb
Imperative verbs that start with Alef (orders)
remove alef
imperfect tense (e.g. I was eating)
past tense of “to be” + present tense of other verb
Past tense verbs that start with Alef
I - remove alif and add “it” as suffix (e.g. I went = Ana roht)
You - same as “I”
He - remove alif
She - remove alif and add at as suffix (e.g she went - heya rahat)
We - remove alif (first alef) and add na in the end (E.g we went - ehna rohna)
You All - remove fist alef and add “too” as suffix
They - remove alef and add “oo” as suffix