“to eat” in Zazaki · Zazakî

Zazaki (Zazakî) is spoken in eastern Anatolia and is considered endangered by UNESCO — every learner counts. It uses the Latin alphabet and shares many roots with Kurmanji while keeping a distinct grammar of its own.

Present

IEz saybi wena
you (sg.)Ti saybi wenî
he/sheO/A saybi weno/a
weMa saybi wenîme
you (pl.)Şima saybi wenê
theyÎ saybi wenê

Past

IEz saybi werd
you (sg.)Ti saybi werdî
he/sheO/A saybi werdo/a
weMa saybi werdîme
you (pl.)Şima saybi werdê
theyÎ saybi werdê

Perfect

IEz saybi werdene
you (sg.)Ti saybi werdene
he/sheO/A saybi werdene
weMa saybi werdene
you (pl.)Şima saybi werdene
theyÎ saybi werdene

Future

IEz saybi biweno
you (sg.)Ti saybi biwenî
he/sheO/A saybi biweno/a
weMa saybi biwenîme
you (pl.)Şima saybi biwenê
theyÎ saybi biwenê

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 · Zazaki