Week 7 Emphatic Form Of Verb Flashcards
When is the emphatic form used?
In questions and negatives. Also, to give emphasis to a statement when the verb is put before the info to be emphasised i.e mama inne Kolemba
I live in Colombo (no special emphasis)
Mama kolamba inneva
I live in Colombo (colombo emphasised)
Mama inne Kolemba
I’m going to Kandy today (no emphasis)
Mama ade Nuwara yaneva
Im going to KANDY today (not another place)
Mama ade yanne Nuwara
I’m going to Kandy TODAY (not tomorrow)
Mama Nuwara yanne ade
I’m going to Kandy (I’m the one who is going)
Ade Nuwara yanne mama
I work in CIS
Mama voeda karanne CIS-eke
I’m now in Borella
Mama doen inne Borella
In Sinhala it’s called “aliya”
Singhaleng kiyanne “aliya”
We used to live in Galle
Api issara hiTiye Galle
She studied in America
Eya igena gatte oemerikave
I was born in 1985
Mama ipadune 1985
Oya inne koheda?
Mama inne Kolamba
Oya voeda karanne koheda?
Mama voeda karanne nae.