Be, Have (Present Tense)

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I have --- Anne alonee

You have --- Niska aleka (male singular)

You have --- Niskee alekee (female singular)

You have --- Niskatkoom alekoom (male plural)

You have --- Nskatkin alekin (female plural)

He has --- Nisoo alewo

She has --- Nsa alewa

We have --- Nihna alena

They have --- Nisatom alewom (male singular)

They have --- Nisaten alewen (female singular)


EXAMPLES

I have a car --- Anne makina alonee

She has a book --- Nsa mets'haf alewa

He has a suitcase --- Nsoo balija alewo

They have a car --- Nsom makina alewom (male plural)

They have a car --- Nsen makina alewen (female plural)

We have two houses --- Nihna kilte ghezawtee alena

I have two brothers --- Kilte ahwat alewoonee


NEGATIVE FORMS

I have not --- Yebleyn

You have not --- Yeblkan (male singular)

You have not --- Yeblkin (female singular)

You have not --- Yeblkoomn (male plural)

You have not --- Yeblkinin (female plural)

He has not --- Yebloon

She has not --- Yeblan

We have not --- Yeblnan

They have not --- Yeblom'n (male plural)

They have not --- Yeblen'n (female plural)


EXAMPLES

I don't have a car --- Makina yebleyn

He does not have a suitcase --- Nsoo balija yebloon

She does not have a bag --- Nsa borsa yeblan

We do not have time --- Nihna ghieza yeblnan

They do not have a car --- Makina yeblomn (male plural)

They do not have a car --- Makina yeblenin (female plural)


INTERROGATIVE FORMS

Have I? --- Alenee dyoo

Have you? --- Aleka'dyoo

Have you? --- Alekee'dyoo

Have you? --- Alekoom'dyoo

Have you? --- Alekin dyoo

Has he? --- Alewo'dyoo

Has she? --- Alewa'dyoo

Have we? --- Alena dyoo

Have they? --- Alewom'dyoo


EXAMPLES

Does he have a car --- Gheza alewo'do

Does she have a bag --- Borsa alewa'do

Have you got brothers --- Ahwat alewooka'do (male singular)

Have you got brothers --- Ahwat alewookee'do (Female singular)

Have you got brothers --- Ahwat alewookum'do (male plural)

Have you got brothers --- Ahwat alewakin'do (female plural)

Yes I have got two brothers --- Ewe, kelite ahwat alewoonee

Has she got a boyfriend? --- Arekee alewa'do

No she hasn't --- Yeblan


PAST TENSE (HAD)

I had --- Ane neiroonee

You had --- Neska neiruka (male singular)

You had --- Neskee neirookee (female singular)

You had --- Neskatkoom neirkoom (male plural)

You had --- Neskatkin neirookn (female plural)

He had --- Nsoo neyrwo

She had --- Nsa neyrwa

We had --- Nihna neiruna

They had --- Nisom neyrwom (male plural)

They had --- Nisen neyrwen (female plural)


EXAMPLES

I had a black jacket --- Ane tselim jacket neiroonee

He had a lot of money --- Nsoo bezooh ghenzeb neirwo

She had a boyfriend --- Nsa arkee neirwa