 | Chapter 40 - The Verb LEEYAHAY |
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General Information:
In this chapter, we study the conjugation of the verb Leeyahay = "to have, to possess". It must not be confused with Hayn that also means "to have".
What distinguishes them is that while 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., Leeyahay applies to intangible things, for example, family, or even a car or a house, that cannot be held in hand.
The verb Leeyahay is formed by the particle Lee = "idea of possession, with" + the irregular verb Yahay.
It does not conjugate in progressive forms (Present Progressive, Past Progressive).
The infinitive of this verb is LAHAAN.
Affirmative Forms:
| LEEYAHAY - GENERAL PRESENT | ||
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| Subject Pronoun | Verb | Translation |
| Waxaan | leeyahay | I have |
| Waxaad | leedahay | you have |
| Wuxuu | leeyahay | he has |
| Waxay | leedahay | she has |
| Waxaynu / Waxaannu | leenahay | we have |
| Waxaydiin | leedihiin | you have |
| Waxay | leeyihiin | they have |
| LEEYAHAY - GENERAL PAST | ||
|---|---|---|
| Subject Pronoun | Verb | Translation |
| Waxaan | lahaa | I had |
| Waxaad | lahayd | you had |
| Wuxuu | lahaa | he had |
| Waxay | lahayd | she had |
| Waxaynu / Waxaannu | lahayn | we had |
| Waxaydiin | lahaydeen | you had (plural) |
| Waxay | lahaayeen | they had |
| LEEYAHAY - FUTURE | ||
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| Subject Pronoun | Verb | Translation |
| Waxaan | yeelan doonaa | I will have |
| Waxaad | yeelan doontaa | you will have |
| Wuxuu | yeelan doonaa | he will have |
| Waxay | yeelan doontaa | she will have |
| Waxaynu / Waxaannu | yeelan doonnaa | we will have |
| Waxaydiin | yeelan doontaan | you will have |
| Waxay | yeelan doonaan | they will have |
| LEEYAHAY - IMPERATIVE | ||
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| Singular | Plural | Translation |
| Lahow ! | Lahaada ! | have! / have! (plural) |
Negative Forms:
| LEEYAHAY - GENERAL PRESENT NEGATIVE | ||
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| Subject Pronoun | Verb | Translation |
| Ma | lihi | I don't have |
| Ma | lihid | you don't have |
| Ma | laha | he doesn't have |
| Ma | laha | she doesn't have |
| Ma | lihin | we don't have |
| Ma | lihid | you don't have |
| Ma | laha | they don't have |
| LEEYAHAY - GENERAL PAST NEGATIVE | ||
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| Subject Pronoun | Verb | Translation |
| Maan | lahayn | I didn't have |
| Maad | lahayn | you didn't have |
| Muu | lahayn | he didn't have |
| May | lahayn | she didn't have |
| Maynu / Maannu | lahayn | we didn't have |
| Maydin | lahayn | you didn't have (plural) |
| May | lahayn | they didn't have |
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