ifdige

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Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ifdiˈɡe/
  • Hyphenation: if‧di‧ge

Verb

ifdigé (passive infiddigé)

  1. (transitive) release
  2. (transitive) loose
  3. (transitive) unload
  4. (transitive) unpack
  5. (transitive) interpret

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ifdige (type I verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative ifdigéh tifdigéh yifdigéh tifdigéh nifdigéh tifdigeeníh yifdigeeníh
N-affirmative ifdigé tifdigé yifdigé tifdigé nifdigé tifdigén yifdigén
negative máafdiginniyo máafdiginnito máafdiginna máafdiginna máafdiginnino máafdiginniton máafdiginnon
imperfective V-affirmative afdigéh tafdigéh yafdigéh tafdigéh nafdigéh tafdigeeníh yafdigeeníh
N-affirmative afdigé tafdigé yafdigé tafdigé nafdigé tafdigén yafdigén
negative máafdiga mátafdiga máyafdiga,
míyafdiga
mátafdiga mánafdiga mátafdigan máyafdigan,
míyafdigan
prospective V-affirmative afdigéliyoh,
afdigéyyoh
afdigélitoh,
afdigéttoh
afdigéleh afdigéleh afdigélinoh,
afdigénnoh
afdigélitoonuh,
afdigéttoonuh
afdigéloonuh
N-affirmative afdigéliyo,
afdigéyyo
afdigélito,
afdigétto
afdigéle afdigéle afdigélino,
afdigénno
afdigéliton,
afdigétton
afdigélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative afdíguh tafdíguh yafdíguh tafdíguh nafdíguh tafdigóonuh yafdigóonuh
N-affirmative afdígu tafdígu yafdígu tafdígu nafdígu tafdigón yafdigón
negative afdigé wáyuh afdigé wáytuh afdigé wáyuh afdigé wáytuh afdigé wáynuh afdigé waytóonuh afdigé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative afdigénkeh tafdigénkeh yafdigénkeh tafdigénkeh nafdigénkeh tafdigeenínkeh yafdigeenínkeh
N-affirmative afdigénke tafdigénke yafdigénke tafdigénke nafdigénke tafdigeenínke yafdigeenínke
negative afdigé wáankeh afdigé waytánkeh afdigé wáankeh afdigé waytánkeh afdigé waynánkeh afdigé waytaanankéh afdigé waanánkeh
jussive affirmative afdígay tafdígay yafdígay tafdígay nafdígay tafdigóonay yafdigóonay
negative afdigé wáay afdigé wáytay afdigé wáay afdigé wáytay afdigé wáynay afdigé waytóonay afdigé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative afdiginniyóy afdiginnitóy afdiginnáy afdiginnáy afdiginninóy afdiginnitoonúy afdiginnoonúy
negative afdigé wanniyóy afdigé wannitóy afdigé wannáy afdigé wannáy afdigé wanninóy afdigé wannitoonúy afdigé wannoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative ifdigék tifdigék yifdigék tifdigék nifdigék tifdigeeník yifdigeeník
negative afdigé wéek afdigé wayték afdigé wéek afdigé wayték afdigé waynék afdigé wayteeník afdigé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative afdigóo nafdigóo imperative affirmative ifdíg ifdíga
negative maafdigóo manafdigóo negative máafdigin máafdigina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
afdígih afdígi afdíguk afdigínnuh afdigínnuk afdigíyya afdiginnáanih afdiginnáan
Compound tenses
past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé
present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én
future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé
past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé
present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én
future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé
immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée
imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké
imperfect
potential II
affirmative imperfective + -m + takké
negative afdigé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative afdigé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative afdigé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis afdigé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ifdige”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 283