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VOERBAL |
Voerbdem no hinflek; deh no chienj askaadn tu nomba, kies ah tens, no laka Ingglish ah hada hels languij. Di kantex wi yuujal indikiet awa. Adawaiz, soh haagzileri voerb 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/w)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/w)eh-
remote past aspect marker - positive |
mi eh-taak |
I had talked |
neh-
remote past aspect marker - negative |
mi neh-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 |
gwaih-/gweih-
future intent - positive |
mi gwaih-taak |
I am going to talk |
nogwaih-
future intent - negative |
mi nogwaih-taak |
I am not going to talk |
de-/strong>
state or location marker |
mi de-taak |
I am/was (in the process of) talking |
(b/w)ehnde-
state or location marker |
mi (b/w)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
Soh spiika madifai dis tu/Some speakers modify this to di de
deh de ya ih 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 |
ih fi dwii
yu fi nuo bout mi fi go luk fa Kiati fi du beta ah 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 deh gweih 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 ih 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
ih gofigo marid tu ar tel ih fain out se shi ab man
deh gofigo chaaj im bot deh hiiz im op
Delrai gofigo kot aaf di lait bot deh 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 |
