Bariis ma kariso - I don't cook rice
Af Soomaali kuma hadlo - I don't speak Somali
Dugsi ma tago - I don't go to school
Khamri ma cabbo - I don't drink alcohol
Dadka Soomaaliyeed fardaha ma cunaan - Somali people don't eat horses
Reerkaas masaajidka ma tagaan - Those people don't go to the mosque
This is how you use the negative form of the present habitual.
Generally, if you want to say 'I don't ...' you take the imperative form of the verb (cun, cab, tag,etc) and add 'o' to it. Use this with 'Ma' which means 'I/He/She/We/You/They don't' .Therefore
Ma + cun(o) - I don't eat
Ma + cabb(o) - I don't drink
Ma + tag(o) - I don't go
For Conj.2 verbs, add 'yo' instead
Ma + kari(yo) - I don't cook
Ma + sameeyo - I don't do/make
Conj.3 verbs are a bit trickier. For 3a verbs, remove 'o' and add 'ado' instead
Ma + joogs(ado) - I don't stop
For 3b verbs, remove 'o' and add 'to'
Ma + dhegeys(to) - I don't listen
Ma + seex(do) - I don't sleep
This is a bit tricky, write a comment if you have any questions.
conj.1 | conj.2 | conj.3 | |||
2a | 2b | 3a | 3b | ||
Ma | cuno | kariyo | sameeyo | joogsado | dhegeysto |
Ma | cuntid | karisid | sameesid | joogsatid | dhegeysatid |
Ma | cuno | kariyo | sameeyo | joogsado | dhegeysto |
Ma | cuntid | kariso | sameeso | joogsato | dhegeysato |
Ma | cunno | karinno | sameeno | joogsanno | dhegeysanno |
Ma | cunno | karinno | sameeno | joogsanno | dhegeysanno |
Ma | cuntaan | karisaan | sameesaan | joogsataan | dhegeysataan |
Ma | cunaan | kariyaan | sameeyaan | joogsadaan | dhegeystaan |
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