HomepageChapter 39 - The Verb HAYN

 General Information: 

In this chapter, we study the conjugation of the verb Hayn. This verb means "to have" or "to possess".

It should not be confused with the verb Leeyahay which also means "to have".

What distinguishes them is that Hayn applies to tangible objects, things that can be touched or held in hand, for example: a book, a ball, a phone, a watch, a pen, etc., while Leeyahay applies to intangible things, for example, family, or even a car or a house, that cannot be held in hand.

This verb always has an object complement, which is why we use the series of pronouns waxaan, waxaad, wuxuu, etc., in the conjugation tables.


 Affirmative Forms: 


HAYN - PRESENT GENERAL
Subject Pronoun Verb Translation
Waxaan hayaa I have
Waxaad haysaa You have
Wuxuu hayaa He has
Waxay haysaa She has
Waxaynu / Waxaannu haynaa We have
Waxaydiin haysaan You have (plural)
Waxay hayaan They have


HAYN - PAST GENERAL
Subject Pronoun Verb Translation
Waxaan hayay I had
Waxaad haysay You had
Wuxuu hayay He had
Waxay haysay She had
Waxaynu / Waxaannu haynay We had
Waxaydiin hayseen You had (plural)
Waxay hayeen They had


HAYN - FUTURE
Subject Pronoun Verb Translation
Waxaan haysan doonaa I will have
Waxaad haysan doontaa You will have
Wuxuu haysan doonaa He will have
Waxay haysan doontaa She will have
Waxaynu / Waxaannu haysan doonnaa We will have
Waxaydiin haysan doontaan You will have (plural)
Waxay haysan doonaan They will have


HAYN - IMPERATIVE
Singular Plural Translation
Hayso ! Haya ! Keep! / Keep (plural)!


Sonkor ma haysaa? = Do you have sugar? Haa, waan hayaa = Yes, I have Maya, ma hano = No, I don't have
Bur ma haysaa? = Do you have flour? Haa, waan hayaa = Yes, I have Maya, ma hano = No, I don't have
Caano ma haysaa? = Do you have milk? Haa, waan hayaa = Yes, I have Maya, ma hano = No, I don't have


 Negative Forms: 


HAYN - PRESENT GENERAL NEGATIVE
Subject Pronoun Verb Translation
Ma hayo I don't have
Ma haysid you don't have
Ma hayo he doesn't have
Ma hayso she doesn't have
Ma hayno we don't have
Ma haysiin you don't have
Ma hayaan they don't have


HAYN - PAST GENERAL NEGATIVE
Subject Pronoun Verb Translation
Ma haynin I didn't have
Ma haynin you didn't have
Ma haynin he didn't have
Ma haynin she didn't have
Ma haynin we didn't have
Ma haynin you didn't have
Ma haynin they didn't have


HAYN - FUTURE NEGATIVE
Pronoun Subject Verb Translation
Ma hayn doono I won't have
Ma hayn doontid you won't have
Ma hayn doono he won't have
Ma hayn doonto she won't have
Ma hayn doonno we won't have
Ma hayn doontiin you won't have
Ma hayn doonaan they won't have


HAYN - IMPERATIVE NEGATIVE
Singular Plural Translation
Ha hayn! Ha haynina! don't keep! / don't keep! (plural)




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