Sunday, July 29, 2007

Lesson 10: To Go ܐܸܙܲܠ (Present Subjunctive), To Make/Do ܥܘܲܕܼ (Future), To arise/get up/stand up/wake up ܩܲܡ (Past)

Taken from Wikipedia:
In grammar, the subjunctive mood is a verb mood that exists in many languages. It typically expresses wishes, commands (in subordinate clauses), emotion, possibility, judgment, necessity, and statements that are contrary to fact at present.
For more details, see The Subjunctive Mood (Wikipedia)

VERB: TO GO
ROOT: izzal (ܐܸܙܲܠ)
TENSE: PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

I might go - shud zāl-ee
I should go - shud zāl-ee

You (m) may go - shud zāl-ookh
You (f) should go - shud zāl-akh

He might go - shud zāl-eh
She should go - shud zāl-ah

We may go - shud zāl-an
Ye/Y’all might go - shud zalo-tun
They should go - shud zal-ay

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VERB: TO MAKE/DO
ROOT: ‘wadh (ܥܘܲܕܼ)
TENSE: FUTURE

I will make - zeelin āw-dhin (yen) āna bid āw-dhin
I will do - zeelin āw-dhin (yen) āna bid āw-dhin

You (m) will make - zeelit āw-dhit (yen) āyit bid āw-dhit
You (f) will do - zee-lat āw-dhat (yen) āyat bid āw-dhat

He will make - zeelih āw-idh (yen) āwa bid āwidh
She will do - zee-lah āw-dhah (yen) āya bid aā-dhah

We will make - zee-wookh āw-dhukh (yen) akhny bid aā-dhukh
Ye/Y’all will do - zee-wotoon āw-dhutun (yen) Akhtun bid āw-dhutun
They will make/do - zee-lay āw-dhy (yen) anay bid āw-dhy

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VERB: TO GET UP/ TO STAND UP/ TO ARISE
ROOT: qam (ܩܲܡ)
TENSE: PAST

I got up - qim-lee
I stood up - qim-lee

You (m) arose - qim-lookh
You (f) got up - qim-lakh

He stood up - qim-lih
She arose - qim-lah

We got up - qim-lan
Ye/Y’all stood up - qim-lokhun
They arose - qim-lay

Note: If you add “min shintha” (or, shortened, “m-shintha”) as a suffix on this conjugation, the verb becomes “to wake up”, or “to get up/arise from sleep”

Examples:
I woke up - qim-lee min shintha
She arose from sleep - qim-lah m-shintha
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