Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Hold Please, Some Complex Verbs

Hold Please:

  • rindira gato -- wait a little bit
    • rindira -- wait  (imperative form of "kurindira", "to wait for")
    • gato -- a little bit

Some complex verbs:
  • urabishobora? -- can you do it?
    • ura -- indicates present tense, 2nd person
    • bi -- do 
    • shobora -- can you 
      • compare to "urashobora ______?" construction described on 11/14/12
  • barabishobora? can they do it?
    • bara -- indicates present tense, 3rd person
  • uragishobora? -- can you carry it?
    • gi -- carry
  • urakunda umukate? -- do you love bread?
    • kunda -- love
    • umukate -- bread
  • urankunda? -- do you love me? (Without the question mark is affirmative, "you love me)
    • n -- indicates self


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