“to love” 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

I	Ez deyla xo ra hes kena
you (sg.)	Tı deyla xo ra hes kena
he/she	O deyla xo ra hes keno / A deyla xo ra hes kena
we	Ma deyla xo ra hes kenîme
you (pl.)	Şıma deyla xo ra hes kenê
they	Ê deyla xo ra hes kenê

Past

I	Mı deyla xo ra hes kerd
you (sg.)	To deyla xo ra hes kerd
he/she	Ey/Ay deyla xo ra hes kerd
we	Ma deyla xo ra hes kerd
you (pl.)	Şıma deyla xo ra hes kerd
they	Înan deyla xo ra hes kerd

Perfect

I	Mı deyla xo ra hes kerdo
you (sg.)	To deyla xo ra hes kerdo
he/she	Ey/Ay deyla xo ra hes kerdo
we	Ma deyla xo ra hes kerdo
you (pl.)	Şıma deyla xo ra hes kerdo
they	Înan deyla xo ra hes kerdo

Future

I	Ez ê deyla xo ra hes bikeri
you (sg.)	Tı yê deyla xo ra hes bikerê
he/she	O yê deyla xo ra hes bikero / A yê deyla xo ra hes bikera
we	Ma yê deyla xo ra hes bikerîme
you (pl.)	Şıma yê deyla xo ra hes bikerê
they	Ê yê deyla xo ra hes bikerê

Reference: English conjugation

Present

I	I love my mother
you (sg.)	You love your mother
he/she	He/She loves his/her mother
we	We love our mother
you (pl.)	You love your mother
they	They love their mother

Past

I	I loved my mother
you (sg.)	You loved your mother
he/she	He/She loved his/her mother
we	We loved our mother
you (pl.)	You loved your mother
they	They loved their mother

Perfect

I	I have loved my mother
you (sg.)	You have loved your mother
he/she	He/She has loved his/her mother
we	We have loved our mother
you (pl.)	You have loved your mother
they	They have loved their mother

Future

I	I will love my mother
you (sg.)	You will love your mother
he/she	He/She will love his/her mother
we	We will love our mother
you (pl.)	You will love your mother
they	They will love their mother

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The same verb in other dialects

to love · Kurmanji to love · Sorani to love · Lori to love · Gorani (Hewrami)

All verbs · Zazaki