“to understand” 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 درسەکە تێ دەگەمMin derseke tê degem
you (sg.)تۆ درسەکە تێ دەگەیتTo derseke tê degeyt
he/sheئەو درسەکە تێ دەگاتEw derseke tê degat
weئێمە درسەکە تێ دەگەینÊme derseke tê degeyn
you (pl.)ئێوە درسەکە تێ دەگەنÊwe derseke tê degeyn
theyئەوان درسەکە تێ دەگەنEwan derseke tê degeyn

Past

Iمن درسەکەم تێ گەیشتMin dersekem tê geyişt
you (sg.)تۆ درسەکەت تێ گەیشتTo derseket tê geyişt
he/sheئەو درسەکەی تێ گەیشتEw dersekey tê geyişt
weئێمە درسەکەمان تێ گەیشتÊme dersekeman tê geyişt
you (pl.)ئێوە درسەکەتان تێ گەیشتÊwe derseketan tê geyişt
theyئەوان درسەکەیان تێ گەیشتEwan dersekeyan tê geyişt

Perfect

Iمن درسەکەم تێ گەیشتووەMin dersekem tê geyiştuwe
you (sg.)تۆ درسەکەت تێ گەیشتووەTo derseket tê geyiştuwe
he/sheئەو درسەکەی تێ گەیشتووەEw dersekey tê geyiştuwe
weئێمە درسەکەمان تێ گەیشتووەÊme dersekeman tê geyiştuwe
you (pl.)ئێوە درسەکەتان تێ گەیشتووەÊwe derseketan tê geyiştuwe
theyئەوان درسەکەیان تێ گەیشتووەEwan dersekeyan tê geyiştuwe

Future

Iمن دێ درسەکە تێ بگەمMin dê derseke tê bigem
you (sg.)تۆ دێ درسەکە تێ بگەیتTo dê derseke tê bigeyt
he/sheئەو دێ درسەکە تێ بگاتEw dê derseke tê bigat
weئێمە دێ درسەکە تێ بگەینÊme dê derseke tê bigeyn
you (pl.)ئێوە دێ درسەکە تێ بگەنÊwe dê derseke tê bigeyn
theyئەوان دێ درسەکە تێ بگەنEwan dê derseke tê bigeyn

Reference: English conjugation

Present

II understand the lesson
you (sg.)You understand the lesson
he/sheHe/She understands the lesson
weWe understand the lesson
you (pl.)You understand the lesson
theyThey understand the lesson

Past

II understood the lesson
you (sg.)You understood the lesson
he/sheHe/She understood the lesson
weWe understood the lesson
you (pl.)You understood the lesson
theyThey understood the lesson

Perfect

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

Future

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

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The same verb in other dialects

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