zanîn

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *jānáHti (compare Persian شناختن (šenâxtan), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬥 (zanąn, “to recognize”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ānáHti (compare Sanskrit जानाति (jānā́ti)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti, from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”) (compare English know).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑːˈniːn/

Verb

zanîn

1. to know (be certain or sure about (something))

Conjugation

conjugation of zanîn

infinitive						zanîn
gerund						zanîn
indicative
present	1s	ez [[{{{4}}}dizanim]]	1p	em [[{{{4}}}dizanin]]	past	1s	ez [[{{{4}}}zaniyam]]	1p	em [[{{{4}}}zaniyan]]
	2s	tu [[{{{4}}}dizanî]]	2p	hûn [[{{{4}}}dizanin]]		2s	tu [[{{{4}}}zaniyayî]]	2p	hûn [[{{{4}}}zaniyan]]
	3s	ew [[{{{4}}}dizane]]	3p	ew [[{{{4}}}dizanin]]		3s	ew [[{{{4}}}zaniya]]	3p	ew [[{{{4}}}zaniyan]]
future	1s	ezê [[{{{4}}}bizanim]]	1p	emê [[{{{4}}}bizanin]]	future perfect	1s	ezê [[{{{4}}}zaniyabim]]	1p	emê [[{{{4}}}zaniyabin]]
	2s	tê [[{{{4}}}bizanî]]	2p	hûnê [[{{{4}}}bizanin]]		2s	tê [[{{{4}}}zaniyabî]]	2p	hûnê [[{{{4}}}zaniyabin]]
	3s	ewê [[{{{4}}}bizane]]	3p	ewê [[{{{4}}}bizanin]]		3s	ewê [[{{{4}}}zaniyabe]]	3p	ewê [[{{{4}}}zaniyabin]]
present perfect	1s	ez [[{{{4}}}zaniyame]]	1p	em [[{{{4}}}zaniyane]]	pluperfect	1s	ez [[{{{4}}}zaniyabûm]]	1p	em [[{{{4}}}zaniyabûn]]
	2s	tu [[{{{4}}}zaniyayî]]	2p	hûn [[{{{4}}}zaniyane]]		2s	tu [[{{{4}}}zaniyabûyî]]	2p	hûn [[{{{4}}}zaniyabûn]]
	3s	ew [[{{{4}}}zaniyaye]]	3p	ew [[{{{4}}}zaniyane]]		3s	ew [[{{{4}}}zaniyabû]]	3p	ew [[{{{4}}}zaniyabûn]]
imperative	2s	(tu) [[{{{4}}}bizane]]	2p	(hûn) [[{{{4}}}bizanin]]
indicative active (negative)
present	1s	ez [[na{{{4}}}zanim]]	1p	em [[na{{{4}}}zanin]]	past	1s	ez [[{{{4}}}nezaniyam]]	1p	em [[{{{4}}}nezaniyan]]
	2s	tu [[na{{{4}}}zanî]]	2p	hûn [[na{{{4}}}zanin]]		2s	tu [[{{{4}}}nezaniyayî]]	2p	hûn [[{{{4}}}nezaniyan]]
	3s	ew [[na{{{4}}}zane]]	3p	ew [[na{{{4}}}zanin]]		3s	ew [[{{{4}}}nezaniya]]	3p	ew [[{{{4}}}nezaniyan]]
future	1s	ezê [[{{{1s-fut-neg}}}]]	1p	emê [[{{{1p-fut-neg}}}]]	future perfect	1s	ezê [[ne{{{4}}}zaniyabim]]	1p	emê [[ne{{{4}}}zaniyabin]]
	2s	tê [[{{{2s-fut-neg}}}]]	2p	hûnê [[{{{2p-fut-neg}}}]]		2s	tê [[ne{{{4}}}zaniyabî]]	2p	hûnê [[ne{{{4}}}zaniyabin]]
	3s	ewê [[{{{3s-fut-neg}}}]]	3p	ewê [[{{{3p-fut-neg}}}]]		3s	ewê [[ne{{{4}}}zaniyabe]]	3p	ewê [[ne{{{4}}}zaniyabin]]
present perfect	1s	min [[{{{perf-neg}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{perf-neg}}}]]	pluperfect	1s	min [[{{{plup-neg}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{plup-neg}}}]]
	2s	te [[{{{perf-neg}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{perf-neg}}}]]		2s	te [[{{{plup-neg}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{plup-neg}}}]]
	3s	wî [[{{{perf-neg}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{perf-neg}}}]]		3s	wî [[{{{plup-neg}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{plup-neg}}}]]
imperative	2s	(tu) [[ne{{{4}}}{{{4}}}zane]]	2p	(hûn) [[ne{{{4}}}{{{4}}}zanin]]
subjunctive active
present	1s	ez [[{{{1s-pres-subj}}}]]	1p	em [[{{{1p-pres-subj}}}]]	pluperfect	1s	min [[{{{plup-subj}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{plup-subj}}}]]
	2s	tu [[{{{2s-pres-subj}}}]]	2p	hûn [[{{{2p-pres-subj}}}]]		2s	te [[{{{plup-subj}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{plup-subj}}}]]
	3s	ew [[{{{3s-pres-subj}}}]]	3p	ew [[{{{3p-pres-subj}}}]]		3s	wî [[{{{plup-subj}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{plup-subj}}}]]
present perfect	1s	min [[{{{perf-subj}}}]]	1p	me [[{{{perf-subj}}}]]
	2s	te [[{{{perf-subj}}}]]	2p	we [[{{{perf-subj}}}]]
	3s	wî [[{{{perf-subj}}}]]	3p	wan [[{{{perf-subj}}}]]
conditional active
conditional I	1s	ezê [[{{{cond1}}}]]	1p	emê [[{{{cond1}}}]]	conditional II	1s	ezê [[{{{cond2}}}]]	1p	emê [[{{{cond2}}}]]
	2s	tuyê [[{{{cond1}}}]]	2p	hûnê [[{{{cond1}}}]]		2s	teyê [[{{{cond2}}}]]	2p	weyê [[{{{cond2}}}]]
	3s	ewê [[{{{cond1}}}]]	3p	ewê [[{{{cond1}}}]]		3s	ewê [[{{{cond2}}}]]	3p	ewê [[{{{cond2}}}]]