Afar edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /enˈbe/, [ʔɛnˈbɛ]
  • Hyphenation: en‧be

Verb edit

enbé (causative eynebé)

  1. (intransitive) grow

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of enbe (type I verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative enbéh tenbéh yenbéh tenbéh nenbéh tenbeeníh yenbeeníh
N-affirmative enbé tenbé yenbé tenbé nenbé tenbén yenbén
negative máanbinniyo máanbinnito máanbinna máanbinna máanbinnino máanbinniton máanbinnon
imperfective V-affirmative anbéh tanbéh yanbéh tanbéh nanbéh tanbeeníh yanbeeníh
N-affirmative anbé tanbé yanbé tanbé nanbé tanbén yanbén
negative máanba mátanba máyanba,
míyanba
mátanba mánanba mátanban máyanban,
míyanban
prospective V-affirmative anbéliyoh,
anbéyyoh
anbélitoh,
anbéttoh
anbéleh anbéleh anbélinoh,
anbénnoh
anbélitoonuh,
anbéttoonuh
anbéloonuh
N-affirmative anbéliyo,
anbéyyo
anbélito,
anbétto
anbéle anbéle anbélino,
anbénno
anbéliton,
anbétton
anbélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative ánbuh tánbuh yánbuh tánbuh nánbuh tanbóonuh yanbóonuh
N-affirmative ánbu tánbu yánbu tánbu nánbu tanbón yanbón
negative anbé wáyuh anbé wáytuh anbé wáyuh anbé wáytuh anbé wáynuh anbé waytóonuh anbé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative anbénkeh tanbénkeh yanbénkeh tanbénkeh nanbénkeh tanbeenínkeh yanbeenínkeh
N-affirmative anbénke tanbénke yanbénke tanbénke nanbénke tanbeenínke yanbeenínke
negative anbé wáankeh anbé waytánkeh anbé wáankeh anbé waytánkeh anbé waynánkeh anbé waytaanankéh anbé waanánkeh
jussive affirmative ánbay tánbay yánbay tánbay nánbay tanbóonay yanbóonay
negative anbé wáay anbé wáytay anbé wáay anbé wáytay anbé wáynay anbé waytóonay anbé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative anbinniyóy anbinnitóy anbinnáy anbinnáy anbinninóy anbinnitoonúy anbinnoonúy
negative anbé wanniyóy anbé wannitóy anbé wannáy anbé wannáy anbé wanninóy anbé wannitoonúy anbé wannoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative enbék tenbék yenbék tenbék nenbék tenbeeník yenbeeník
negative anbé wéek anbé wayték anbé wéek anbé wayték anbé waynék anbé wayteeník anbé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative anbóo nanbóo imperative affirmative enéb enéba
negative maanbóo mananbóo negative máanbin máanbina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
ánbih ánbi ánbuk anbínnuh anbínnuk anbíyya anbinnáanih anbinnáan
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 anbé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative anbé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative anbé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis anbé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References edit

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “enbe”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN