 | Chapter 35 - The Irregular Verb DHIHID |
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General Information:
In this chapter, we study the conjugation of the irregular verb Dhihid = to say. In some grammars, it can also be found under the infinitive YIDHI.
As in the majority of languages, "irregular" verbs are among the most commonly used verbs in daily life.
This verb has the particularity of having subject prefixes in the Past and in the General Present, instead of or in addition to the usual marks of tense, number, and person suffixed at the end of the verb.
| DHIHID - GENERAL PRESENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Subject Pronoun | Verb | Translation |
| Waan | idhaahaa / iraahaa* | I say |
| Waad | tidhaahdaa / tiraahdaa* | You say |
| Wuu | yidhaahaa / yiraahaa* | He says |
| Way | tidhaahdaa / tiraahdaa* | She says |
| Waynu / Waannu | nidhaahnaa / niraahnaa* | We say |
| Waydiin | tidhaahdiin / tiraahdiin* | You say |
| Way | yidhaahdaan / yiraahdaan* | They say |
Generally, dh is pronounced in the North and r in the South.
| DHIHID - SIMPLE PAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Subject Pronoun | Verb | Translation |
| Waan | idhi | I said |
| Waad | tidhi | You said |
| Wuu | yidhi | He said |
| Way | tidhi | She said |
| Waynu / Waannu | nidhi | We said |
| Waydiin | tidhaahdeen / tidaheen | You said |
| Way | yidhaaddeen / yidaaheen | They said |
| DHIHID - PRESENT PROGRESSIVE | ||
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| Subject Pronoun | Verb | Translation |
| Waan | odhanayaa | I am saying |
| Waad | odhanaysaa | You are saying |
| Wuu | odhanayaa | He is saying |
| Waad | odhanayaa | She is saying |
| Waynu / Waannu | odhanaynaa | We are saying |
| Waydiin | odhanaysiin | You are saying |
| Way | odhanayaan | They are saying |
| DHIHID - FUTURE | ||
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| Subject Pronoun | Verb | Translation |
| Waan | odhan doonaa | I will say |
| Waad | odhan doontaa | You will say |
| Wuu | odhan doonaa | He will say |
| Way | odhan doontaa | She will say |
| Waynu / Waannu | odhan doonnaa | We will say |
| Waydiin | odhan doontaan | You will say |
| Way | odhan doonaan | They will say |
| DHIHID - IMPERATIVE | |||
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| Singular | Plural | Translation | |
| Affirmative | Dheh ! | Dhaha ! | say! |
| Negative | Ha odhan ! | Ha odhanina ! | don't say! |
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