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Monday, March 8, 2010

Be, Have (Present Tense)

I have — Anne alonee

You have — Niska aleka (male singular)

You have — Niskee alekee (female singular)

You have — Niskatkoom alekoom (male plural)

You have — Nskatkin alekin (female plural)

He has — Nisoo alewo

She has — Nsa alewa

We have — Nihna alena

They have — Nisatom alewom (male singular)

They have — Nisaten alewen (female singular)

I have a car — Anne makina alonee

She has a book — Nsa mets’haf alewa

He has a suitcase — Nsoo balija alewo

They have a car — Nsom makina alewom (male plural)

They have a car — Nsen makina alewen (female plural)

We have two houses — Nihna kilte ghezawtee alena

I have two brothers — Kilte ahwat alewoonee

I have not — Yebleyn

You have not — Yeblkan (male singular)

You have not — Yeblkin (female singular)

You have not — Yeblkoomn (male plural)

You have not — Yeblkinin (female plural)

He has not — Yebloon

She has not — Yeblan

We have not — Yeblnan

They have not — Yeblom’n (male plural)

They have not — Yeblen’n (female plural)

I don’t have a car — Makina yebleyn

He does not have a suitcase — Nsoo balija yebloon

She does not have a bag — Nsa borsa yeblan

We do not have time — Nihna ghieza yeblnan

They do not have a car — Makina yeblomn (male plural)

They do not have a car — Makina yeblenin (female plural)

Have I? — Alenee dyoo

Have you? — Aleka’dyoo

Have you? — Alekee’dyoo

Have you? — Alekoom’dyoo

Have you? — Alekin dyoo

Has he? — Alewo’dyoo

Has she? — Alewa’dyoo

Have we? — Alena dyoo

Have they? — Alewom’dyoo

Does he have a car — Gheza alewo’do

Does she have a bag — Borsa alewa’do

Have you got brothers — Ahwat alewooka’do (male singular)

Have you got brothers — Ahwat alewookee’do (Female singular)

Have you got brothers — Ahwat alewookum’do (male plural)

Have you got brothers — Ahwat alewakin’do (female plural)

Yes I have got two brothers — Ewe, kelite ahwat alewoonee

Has she got a boyfriend? — Arekee alewa’do

No she hasn’t — Yeblan

I had — Ane neiroonee

You had — Neska neiruka (male singular)

You had — Neskee neirookee (female singular)

You had — Neskatkoom neirkoom (male plural)

You had — Neskatkin neirookn (female plural)

He had — Nsoo neyrwo

She had — Nsa neyrwa

We had — Nihna neiruna

They had — Nisom neyrwom (male plural)

They had — Nisen neyrwen (female plural)

I had a black jacket — Ane tselim jacket neiroonee

He had a lot of money — Nsoo bezooh ghenzeb neirwo

She had a boyfriend — Nsa arkee neirwa

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Past Tense

I was — Anne neire

You were — Niska nierka (male singular)

You were — Niskee nierkee (female singular)

You were — Niskatkoom nierkum (male plural)

He was — Nsoo neyroo

She was — Nissa neira

We were — Nihna nierna

They were — Nistom neyrom (male plural)

They were — Nisaten neyren (female plural)

I was a pupil — Anne temeharay neire

She was at home — Nsa ab gheza neira

He was here — Nsoo abzee neiroo

Where were you? — Abey neirka (male singular)

Where were you? — Abey neirkee (female singular)

Where were you? — Abey neirkoom (male plural)

Where were you? —Abey neirkin (female plural)

I was at home — Ab gheza neire

We were at home — Ab gheza neirna

I was not — Ane ayneberkoon

You were not — Niska ayneberkan (male singular)

You were not — Niskee ayneberkin (female singular)

You were not — Niskatkoom ayneberkoom (male plural)

You were not — Niskatkin ayneberkinen (female plural)

He was not — Nsoo ayneberen

She was not — Nsa eyneberetn

We were not — Nihna aynebernan

They were not — Nisatom aneberoon (male plural)

They were not — Nisaten ayneberan (female plural)

I was not a pupil — Anne temeharay ayneberkoon

You were not here — Niska abzee ayneberkan (male singular)

You were not here — Niskee abzee ayneberkin (female singular)

You were not here — Niskatkum abzee ayneberkoomn (male plural)

You were not here — Niskatken abzee ayneberkinen (female plural)

She was not at home — Nisa ab gheza ayneberetin

He was not lazy — Nso hakay ayneberen

Was I — Niere dye

Were you — Neireka deeka (male singular)

Were you — Neirkee deekee (female singular)

Were you — Nierkoom deekoom (male plural)

Were you — Nierkin deekin

Was he — Neyroo dyoo

Was she — Neyra dya

Were we — Nierna dina

Were they — Nierom diyom (male plural)

Were they — Nieren diyen (female plural)

Was he at home — Ab gheza neyroo dyoo

Were you there — Ab’u nierka’do (male singular)

Were you there — Ab’u nierkee’do (female singular)

Were you there — Ab’u nierkoom’do (male plural)

Were you there — Ab’u nierkin’do (female plural)