“to eat” in Gorani (Hewrami) · Goranî

Gorani — including the Hewrami variety — is one of the oldest Kurdish literary languages, once the language of poetry at Kurdish courts. Today it survives in the Hewraman region between Iraq and Iran. Written in Arabic script, shown here with Latin transcription.

Present

Iمن سێو دەخۆمMin sêw dexom
you (sg.)تۆ سێو دەخۆیتTo sêw dexoyt
he/sheئەو سێو دەخواتEw sêw dexwat
weئێمە سێو دەخۆینÊme sêw dexoyn
you (pl.)ئێوە سێو دەخۆنÊwe sêw dexon
theyئەوان سێو دەخۆنEwan sêw dexon

Past

Iمن سێوم خواردMin sêwim xward
you (sg.)تۆ سێوت خواردTo sêwit xward
he/sheئەو سێوی خواردEw sêwî xward
weئێمە سێومان خواردÊme sêwman xward
you (pl.)ئێوە سێوتان خواردÊwe sêwtan xward
theyئەوان سێویان خواردEwan sêwyan xward

Perfect

Iمن سێوم خواردووەMin sêwim xwarduwe
you (sg.)تۆ سێوت خواردووەTo sêwit xwarduwe
he/sheئەو سێوی خواردووەEw sêwî xwarduwe
weئێمە سێومان خواردووەÊme sêwman xwarduwe
you (pl.)ئێوە سێوتان خواردووەÊwe sêwtan xwarduwe
theyئەوان سێویان خواردووەEwan sêwyan xwarduwe

Future

Iمن سێو دەخۆمەوەMin sêw dexomewe
you (sg.)تۆ سێو دەخۆیتەوەTo sêw dexoytewe
he/sheئەو سێو دەخواتەوەEw sêw dexwatewe
weئێمە سێو دەخۆینەوەÊme sêw dexoynewe
you (pl.)ئێوە سێو دەخۆنەوەÊwe sêw dexonewe
theyئەوان سێو دەخۆنەوەEwan sêw dexonewe

Reference: English conjugation

Present

II eat the apple
you (sg.)You eat the apple
he/sheHe/She eats the apple
weWe eat the apple
you (pl.)You eat the apple
theyThey eat the apple

Past

II ate the apple
you (sg.)You ate the apple
he/sheHe/She ate the apple
weWe ate the apple
you (pl.)You ate the apple
theyThey ate the apple

Perfect

II have eaten the apple
you (sg.)You have eaten the apple
he/sheHe/She has eaten the apple
weWe have eaten the apple
you (pl.)You have eaten the apple
theyThey have eaten the apple

Future

II will eat the apple
you (sg.)You will eat the apple
he/sheHe/She will eat the apple
weWe will eat the apple
you (pl.)You will eat the apple
theyThey will eat the apple

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The same verb in other dialects

All verbs · Gorani (Hewrami)