“to eat” 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 سێڤ دەخۆمMin sêv dexom
you (sg.)تۆ سێڤ دەخۆیتTo sêv dexoyt
he/sheئەو سێڤ دەخواتEw sêv dexwat
weئێمە سێڤ دەخۆینÊme sêv dexoyn
you (pl.)ئێوە سێڤ دەخۆنÊwe sêv dexon
theyئەوان سێڤ دەخۆنEwan sêv dexon

Past

Iمن سێڤم خواردMin sêvim xward
you (sg.)تۆ سێڤت خواردTo sêvit xward
he/sheئەو سێڤی خواردEw sêvî xward
weئێمە سێڤمان خواردÊme sêvman xward
you (pl.)ئێوە سێڤتان خواردÊwe sêvtan xward
theyئەوان سێڤیان خواردEwan sêvyan xward

Perfect

Iمن سێڤم خواردووەMin sêvim xwarduwe
you (sg.)تۆ سێڤت خواردووەTo sêvit xwarduwe
he/sheئەو سێڤی خواردووەEw sêvî xwarduwe
weئێمە سێڤمان خواردووەÊme sêvman xwarduwe
you (pl.)ئێوە سێڤتان خواردووەÊwe sêvtan xwarduwe
theyئەوان سێڤیان خواردووەEwan sêvyan xwarduwe

Future

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

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