Hooyo: Waryaa, ina keen!
Come on, let's go!
Wiil : Tegi maayo!
I'm not going!
Here, the mother tells her son to come with her, but he refuses. He says 'Tegi maayo'. This means I'm not going. This piece of grammar is called the 'negative progressive'.
Tegi maayo - I'm not going
Tegi maysid - You're not going
Tegi maayo - He's not going
Tegi mayso - She's not going
Tegi mayno - We're not going
Tegi maysaan - You're(pl) not going
Tegi maayaan - They're not going
For any conj.1 verb,
base/imperative form + i + maayo
cun + i + maayo = cuni maayo - I'm not eating
Sometimes, you have to change the pronunciation,
Gal + i + maayo = Geli maayo - I'm not going in
For conj. 2 & 3 verbs,
kari + an + maayo = karan maayo - I'm not cooking
dhegeyso + an + maayo = dhegeysan maayo - I'm not listening
There are some special cases as well,
noqo (to return) = noqon maayo - I'm not coming back
Monday, 25 July 2011
Thursday, 21 July 2011
Next year/Last year
cusbuucii dambe - last week
cusbuucii hore - next week
Wuu iman doonaa cusbuucii hore - He's coming next week
bishii dambe - last month
bishii hore - next month
Bishii dambe waa Febraayo - Last month was February
sannadkii dambe - last year
sannadkii hore - next year
Sannadkii hore Mareykan baan tegi doonaa
- I'm going to America next year
cusbuucii hore - next week
Wuu iman doonaa cusbuucii hore - He's coming next week
bishii dambe - last month
bishii hore - next month
Bishii dambe waa Febraayo - Last month was February
sannadkii dambe - last year
sannadkii hore - next year
Sannadkii hore Mareykan baan tegi doonaa
- I'm going to America next year
Saturday, 16 July 2011
Ha cunin - Don't eat
When you want to order someone not to do something, you say,
Ha + base form of verb + in
For example
Ha + cun + in = Ha cunin (Don't eat)
Ha qorin = Don't write
Ha galin = Don't enter
Ha dilin = Don't kill
However, many verb change their sounds when they are used in this way,
bax > Ha bixin = Don't go out
tag> Ha tegin = Don't go
dheh> Ha dhihin = Don't say anything
If it is a Conj.2 or Conj,3 verb, then add 'nin'
sameyn > Ha sameynnin = Don't do (that)
weydii> Ha weydiinnin = Don't ask
noqo> Ha noqonnin = Don't come back
joogso> Ha joogsannin = Don't stop
dheygeyso>Ha dhegeysannin = Don't listen
Ha + base form of verb + in
For example
Ha + cun + in = Ha cunin (Don't eat)
Ha qorin = Don't write
Ha galin = Don't enter
Ha dilin = Don't kill
However, many verb change their sounds when they are used in this way,
bax > Ha bixin = Don't go out
tag> Ha tegin = Don't go
dheh> Ha dhihin = Don't say anything
If it is a Conj.2 or Conj,3 verb, then add 'nin'
sameyn > Ha sameynnin = Don't do (that)
weydii> Ha weydiinnin = Don't ask
noqo> Ha noqonnin = Don't come back
joogso> Ha joogsannin = Don't stop
dheygeyso>Ha dhegeysannin = Don't listen
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