Afar edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /obːoːˈde/, [ʔɔbːoːˈdɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ob‧boo‧de

Verb edit

obboodé (causative oyboodé)

  1. (transitive, + k-case) give up hope

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of obboode (type I verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative obboodéh tobboodéh yobboodéh tobboodéh nobboodéh tobboodeeníh yobboodeeníh
N-affirmative obboodé tobboodé yobboodé tobboodé nobboodé tobboodén yobboodén
negative máabbuudinniyo máabbuudinnito máabbuudinna máabbuudinna máabbuudinnino máabbuudinniton máabbuudinnon
imperfective V-affirmative abbuudéh tabbuudéh yabbuudéh tabbuudéh nabbuudéh tabbuudeeníh yabbuudeeníh
N-affirmative abbuudé tabbuudé yabbuudé tabbuudé nabbuudé tabbuudén yabbuudén
negative máabbuuda mátabbuuda máyabbuuda,
míyabbuuda
mátabbuuda mánabbuuda mátabbuudan máyabbuudan,
míyabbuudan
prospective V-affirmative abbuudéliyoh,
abbuudéyyoh
abbuudélitoh,
abbuudéttoh
abbuudéleh abbuudéleh abbuudélinoh,
abbuudénnoh
abbuudélitoonuh,
abbuudéttoonuh
abbuudéloonuh
N-affirmative abbuudéliyo,
abbuudéyyo
abbuudélito,
abbuudétto
abbuudéle abbuudéle abbuudélino,
abbuudénno
abbuudéliton,
abbuudétton
abbuudélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative abbúuduh tabbúuduh yabbúuduh tabbúuduh nabbúuduh tabbuudóonuh yabbuudóonuh
N-affirmative abbúudu tabbúudu yabbúudu tabbúudu nabbúudu tabbuudón yabbuudón
negative abbuudé wáyuh abbuudé wáytuh abbuudé wáyuh abbuudé wáytuh abbuudé wáynuh abbuudé waytóonuh abbuudé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative abbuudénkeh tabbuudénkeh yabbuudénkeh tabbuudénkeh nabbuudénkeh tabbuudeenínkeh yabbuudeenínkeh
N-affirmative abbuudénke tabbuudénke yabbuudénke tabbuudénke nabbuudénke tabbuudeenínke yabbuudeenínke
negative abbuudé wáankeh abbuudé waytánkeh abbuudé wáankeh abbuudé waytánkeh abbuudé waynánkeh abbuudé waytaanankéh abbuudé waanánkeh
jussive affirmative abbúuday tabbúuday yabbúuday tabbúuday nabbúuday tabbuudóonay yabbuudóonay
negative abbuudé wáay abbuudé wáytay abbuudé wáay abbuudé wáytay abbuudé wáynay abbuudé waytóonay abbuudé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative abbuudinniyóy abbuudinnitóy abbuudinnáy abbuudinnáy abbuudinninóy abbuudinnitoonúy abbuudinnoonúy
negative abbuudé wanniyóy abbuudé wannitóy abbuudé wannáy abbuudé wannáy abbuudé wanninóy abbuudé wannitoonúy abbuudé wannoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative obboodék tobboodék yobboodék tobboodék nobboodék tobboodeeník yobboodeeník
negative abbuudé wéek abbuudé wayték abbuudé wéek abbuudé wayték abbuudé waynék abbuudé wayteeník abbuudé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative abbuudóo nabbuudóo imperative affirmative obbóod obbóoda
negative maabbuudóo manabbuudóo negative máabbuudin máabbuudina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
abbúudih abbúudi abbúuduk abbuudínnuh abbuudínnuk abbuudíyya abbuudinnáanih abbuudinnáan
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 abbuudé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative abbuudé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative abbuudé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis abbuudé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References edit

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “obboode”, 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)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)