Wednesday 9 March 2011

Using prepositions

U - to, for

Shaah kari -    Make tea
Shaah u kari - Make tea for him/her/them

Cunto samee -    Make some food
Cunto u samee - Make some food for him/her/them

Remember the pronouns 'aniga', 'adiga' etc. When they became the subject( i.e. the one doing the action) then we changed the pronoun to 'anigu', 'adigu' etc. (e.g. Anigu Mareykan baan tagey). Now in the following sentences, they become the object of the sentence so the pronouns are written as 'aniga' 'adiga', etc.

 Isaga  u  keen    -  Bring (it) to him
           u   dhiib   -   Hand (it) to him
           u   geey   -   Take (it) to him
           u   tag      -   Go to him
           u   yeedh  -   Call him
           u   jeeso   -   Turn toward him

KA - from, away from, out of

Shiina waan tagey         - I went to China
Shiina waan ka tagey    - I went from China

Iyada   ka   jeeso    - Turn away from her
            ka   keen    - Bring it from her
            ka   tag       - Go away from her
            ka   geey     - Convey it from her
            ka   sheeg   - Talk about her

KU - in(to), at; with,  by means of

Xabadda rid!     - Shoot the bullet
Xabadda ku rid!  - Shoot the bullet at (him)!

Isaga    ku   jeeso  -  Turn to him
            ku   sheeg  -  Call him (a name)
            ku   keen   -   Bring him by  (it)
            ku   geey   -   Take him by  (it)

LA - togerther with

Kaaley!      -   Come here!
La kaaley!  -   Bring it !

Wuu hadley     - He spoke
Wuu la hadley -  He spoke with him/her/them

Iyada    la   cun    - Eat with her
             la   keen - Come with her
             la   geey  - Convey (it) with her
             la   qaad  - Take it with her
             la   tag     - Go with her

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