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VERBAL |
Verbdem no hinflek; dehn no chienj askaadn to nomba, kies ahn tens, no laik
hInglish ahn hada hels langwij. Di kantex wi yuujal indikiet awa.
hAdawaiz, sohn haaxileri verb ar paatikl de fi maak tens.
Verbals
Verbs are not inflected; they do not change according to number, case and tense, unlike
English and other languages. The context usually indicates what they are. Otherwise, there
are some auxiliary verbs or particles to mark tense. |
| positive |
mi taak |
I talk
I talked |
| negative |
mi no taak |
I do not talk
I did not talk |
a
continuous aspect marker - positive |
mi a taak |
I am talking |
naa
continuous aspect marker - negative |
mi naa taak |
I am not talking |
(b)ena
continuous past aspect marker - positive |
mi ena taak |
I was talking |
nehna
continuous past aspect marker - negative |
mi nehna taak |
I was not talking |
(b)ehn
remote past aspect marker - positive |
mi ehn taak |
I had talked |
nehn
remote past aspect marker - negative |
mi nehn taak |
I had not talked |
don
perfect aspect marker - positive |
mi don taak |
I have talked |
neba
perfect aspect marker - negative |
mi neba taak |
I have not talked |
ago
future aspect marker - positive |
mi ago taak |
I will talk |
naago
future aspect marker - negative |
mi naago taak |
I will not talk |
gweihn
future intent - positive |
mi gweihn taak |
I am going to talk |
no gweihn
future intent - negative |
mi no gweihn taak |
I am not going to talk |
de
state or location marker |
mi de taak |
I am/was (in the process of) talking |
(b)ehnde
state or location marker |
mi (b)ehnde taak |
I have/had been (in the process of) talking |
agode
future state or location marker |
mi agode taak |
I will be (in the process of) talking |
de
state or location marker |
i de de
Sohn spiika madifai dis tu/Some speakers modify this to di de
dehn de ya ihn de bout Paal de a farin dopi de |
it is there they are here he is around
Paul is abroad ghosts exist |
fi
obligation marker |
ihn fi dwii
yu fi nuo bout mi fi go luk fa Kiati fi du beta ahn dat |
he should do it you should be informed
I should go look for it Kathy should do better than that |
afi
neccessity marker |
mi afi gwaan siem wie
yu afi manij widout im dehn gweihn afi yuuz di nex wan
Tamsn no bada afi dwiit agen |
I have to continue the same way
you have to manage without him they are going to have to use the other one
Thompson does not have to do it again |
gofi
inceptive marker |
mi dis gofi kaal yu
yu gofi mek di siem mistiek ihn gofi hopn di leta
Biechis nieli gofi gii we |
I was just about to call you
you are about to make the same mistake he was about to open the letter
Beatrice nearly gave it away |
gofigo
purposive marker |
mi gofigo kaal yu bot mi laas di nomba
ihn gofigo marid tu ar tel ihn fain out se shi ab man
dehn gofigo chaaj im bot dehn hiiz im op
Delrai gofigo kot aaf di lait bot dehn mikies pie di bil |
I intended to call you but I lost the number
he planned to marry her until he found out she had a man
they were going to charge him but they let him off
Delroy intended to turn off the electricity but they quickly paid the bill |
