offoofe

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Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ofːoːˈfe/
  • Hyphenation: of‧foo‧fe

Verb

offoofé (causative oyfoofé)

  1. (intransitive) relax

Conjugation

    Conjugation of offoofe (type I verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative offooféh toffooféh yoffooféh toffooféh noffooféh toffoofeeníh yoffoofeeníh
N-affirmative offoofé toffoofé yoffoofé toffoofé noffoofé toffoofén yoffoofén
negative máaffaafinniyo máaffaafinnito máaffaafinna máaffaafinna máaffaafinnino máaffaafinniton máaffaafinnon
imperfective V-affirmative affaaféh taffaaféh yaffaaféh taffaaféh naffaaféh taffaafeeníh yaffaafeeníh
N-affirmative affaafé taffaafé yaffaafé taffaafé naffaafé taffaafén yaffaafén
negative máaffaafa mátaffaafa máyaffaafa,
míyaffaafa
mátaffaafa mánaffaafa mátaffaafan máyaffaafan,
míyaffaafan
prospective V-affirmative affaaféliyoh,
affaaféyyoh
affaafélitoh,
affaaféttoh
affaaféleh affaaféleh affaafélinoh,
affaafénnoh
affaafélitoonuh,
affaaféttoonuh
affaaféloonuh
N-affirmative affaaféliyo,
affaaféyyo
affaafélito,
affaafétto
affaaféle affaaféle affaafélino,
affaafénno
affaaféliton,
affaafétton
affaafélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative affáafuh taffáafuh yaffáafuh taffáafuh naffáafuh taffaafóonuh yaffaafóonuh
N-affirmative affáafu taffáafu yaffáafu taffáafu naffáafu taffaafón yaffaafón
negative affaafé wáyuh affaafé wáytuh affaafé wáyuh affaafé wáytuh affaafé wáynuh affaafé waytóonuh affaafé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative affaafénkeh taffaafénkeh yaffaafénkeh taffaafénkeh naffaafénkeh taffaafeenínkeh yaffaafeenínkeh
N-affirmative affaafénke taffaafénke yaffaafénke taffaafénke naffaafénke taffaafeenínke yaffaafeenínke
negative affaafé wáankeh affaafé waytánkeh affaafé wáankeh affaafé waytánkeh affaafé waynánkeh affaafé waytaanankéh affaafé waanánkeh
jussive affirmative affáafay taffáafay yaffáafay taffáafay naffáafay taffaafóonay yaffaafóonay
negative affaafé wáay affaafé wáytay affaafé wáay affaafé wáytay affaafé wáynay affaafé waytóonay affaafé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative affaafinniyóy affaafinnitóy affaafinnáy affaafinnáy affaafinninóy affaafinnitoonúy affaafinnoonúy
negative affaafé wanniyóy affaafé wannitóy affaafé wannáy affaafé wannáy affaafé wanninóy affaafé wannitoonúy affaafé wannoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative offoofék toffoofék yoffoofék toffoofék noffoofék toffoofeeník yoffoofeeník
negative affaafé wéek affaafé wayték affaafé wéek affaafé wayték affaafé waynék affaafé wayteeník affaafé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative affaafóo naffaafóo imperative affirmative offóof offóofa
negative maaffaafóo manaffaafóo negative máaffaafin máaffaafina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
affáafih affáafi affáafuk affaafínnuh affaafínnuk affaafíyya affaafinnáanih affaafinnáan
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 affaafé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative affaafé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative affaafé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis affaafé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)