Wednesday 13 April 2011

'noqo' - to go back/to become

Noqo ! - go back!
Soo noqo! - come back!

One meaning of 'noqo' is ' to go back'. Usually this is used with 'soo'. We covered 'soo' before, it means to do something in the direction of the person speaking. So, 'soo noqo' means 'go back over here' or 'come back'. If you want to specify a specific place, then you have to add 'ku'. For example,

Guriga ku soo noqo - Come back to the house
Shaqada ku soo noqo - Come back to work!

'Ku' here is similar to the English 'to'.

'Noqo' has another meaning - 'to become'. For example,

Nin wanaagsan buu noqday - He became a nice man

Waan noqday       - I became
Waad noqotay      - You became
Wuu noqday          - He became
Wey noqotay        - She became
Waannu noqonnay - We became
Weynu noqonnay   - We became
Waad noqoteen     - You became
Wey noqdeen        - They became

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