“to drink” in Sorani · Soranî

Sorani (Soranî) is the second-largest Kurdish dialect, spoken mainly in Iraqi Kurdistan and western Iran. It is written in a modified Arabic script — every table below therefore includes a Latin transcription so you can read along before you master the script.

Present

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

Past

Iمن ئاوم خواردMin awim xward
you (sg.)تۆ ئاوت خواردTo awit xward
he/sheئەو ئاوی خواردEw awî xward
weئێمە ئاومان خواردÊme awman xward
you (pl.)ئێوە ئاوتان خواردÊwe awtan xward
theyئەوان ئاویان خواردEwan awyan xward

Perfect

Iمن ئاوم خواردووەMin awim xwarduwe
you (sg.)تۆ ئاوت خواردووەTo awit xwarduwe
he/sheئەو ئاوی خواردووەEw awî xwarduwe
weئێمە ئاومان خواردووەÊme awman xwarduwe
you (pl.)ئێوە ئاوتان خواردووەÊwe awtan xwarduwe
theyئەوان ئاویان خواردووەEwan awyan xwarduwe

Future

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

Reference: English conjugation

Present

II drink the water
you (sg.)You drink the water
he/sheHe/She drinks the water
weWe drink the water
you (pl.)You drink the water
theyThey drink the water

Past

II drank the water
you (sg.)You drank the water
he/sheHe/She drank the water
weWe drank the water
you (pl.)You drank the water
theyThey drank the water

Perfect

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

Future

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

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The same verb in other dialects

All verbs · Sorani