Wednesday 6 April 2011

Goorma? When?

The word for 'when' in Somali is 'goorma'. For example,


New York baan tegay. - I went to New York
Goorma?                      - When?
Laba sano ka hor.        - Two years ago.


If you want to say 'When did you...?', then you have to combine 'goorma' with the verbal pronouns, the same as we did with 'maxa'. Therefore,


Goorma + aan = Goormaan (When did I...?)
Goorma + aad = Goomaad (When did you..?)
Goorma + uu   = Goormuu (When did he..?)
Goorma + ay   = Goormay (When did she..?)
Goorma + aanu = Goormaanu (When did we..?)
Goorma + eynu = Goormeynu(When did we..?)
Goorma + aad   = Goormaad (When did you..?)
Goorma + ay    = Goormay (When did they..?)


Goormaad tagtey?  - When did you go?
Goormuu guursadey? - When did he get married?
Goormaan toosay?    - When did I get up(wake up)?
Goormay baxday?    - When did she go out (of the house)?
etc.

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