seece

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Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seːˈħe/
  • Hyphenation: see‧ce

Verb

seecé (passive seecimé)

  1. (transitive) call
  2. (transitive) invite

Conjugation

    Conjugation of seece (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative seecéh seectéh seecéh seectéh seecnéh seecteeníh seeceeníh
N-affirmative seecé seecté seecé seecté seecné seectén seecén
negative máseecinniyo máseecinnito máseecinna máseecinna máseecinnino máseecinniton máseecinnon
imperfective V-affirmative seecáh seectáh seecáh seectáh seecnáh seectaanáh seecaanáh
N-affirmative seecá seectá seecá seectá seecná seectán seecán
negative máseeca máseecta máseeca máseecta máseecna máseectan máseecan
prospective V-affirmative seecéliyoh
seecéyyoh
seecélitoh
seecéttoh
seecéleh seecéleh seecélinoh
seecénnoh
seecélitoonuh
seecéttoonuh
seecéloonuh
N-affirmative seecéliyo
seecéyyo
seecélito
seecétto
seecéle seecéle seecélino
seecénno
seecéliton
seecétton
seecélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative séecuh séectuh séecuh séectuh séecuh seectóonuh seecóonuh
N-affirmative séecu séectu séecu séectu séecu seectón seecón
negative seecé wáyuh seecé wáytuh seecé wáyuh seecé wáytuh seecé wáynuh seecé waytóonuh seecé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative seecánkeh seectánkeh seecánkeh seectánkeh seecnánkeh seectaanánkeh seecaanánkeh
N-affirmative seecánke seectánke seecánke seectánke seecnánke seectaanánke seecaanánke
negative seecé wáankeh seecé waytánkeh seecé wáankeh seecé waytánkeh seecé waynánkeh seecé waytaanánkeh seecé wáankeh
jussive affirmative séecay séectay séecay séectay séecay seectóonay seecóonay
negative seecé wáay seecé wáytay seecé wáay seecé wáytay seecé wáynay seecé waytóonay seecé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative seecinniyóy seecinnitóy seecinnáy seecinnáy seecinninóy seecinnitoonúy seecinnoonúy
negative seecé wanniyóy seecé wannitóy seecé wannáy seecé wannáy seecé wanninóy seecé wannitoonúy seecé wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative seecék seecték seecék seecték seecnék seecteeník seeceeník
negative seecé wéek seecé wayték seecé wéek seecé wayték seecé waynék seecé wayteeník seecé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative seecóo seecnóo imperative affirmative séec séeca
negative maseecóo maseecnóo negative máseecin máseecina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
séecah séeci séecak seecínnuh seecínnuk seecíyya seecináanih seecináan
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 seecé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative seecé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative seecé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis seecé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “seece”, 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)