ajotin: to drive
| infinitive | ajotin (ئاژۆتن) /aːʒoːtɯn/ |
|---|---|
| meaning | to drive |
| present stem | ajo |
| past stem | ajot |
| transitivity | transitive, ergative in past tenses |
Present-stem forms
| person | pronoun | Present | Present negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ez | diajom دئاژۆم /dɪaːʒoːm/ | najom ناژۆم /naːʒoːm/ |
| 2sg | tu | diajoyî دئاژۆیی /dɪaːʒoːjiː/ | najoyî ناژۆیی /naːʒoːjiː/ |
| 3sg | ew | diajo دئاژۆ /dɪaːʒoː/ | najo ناژۆ /naːʒoː/ |
| 1pl | em | diajon دئاژۆن /dɪaːʒoːn/ | najon ناژۆن /naːʒoːn/ |
| 2pl | hûn | diajon دئاژۆن /dɪaːʒoːn/ | najon ناژۆن /naːʒoːn/ |
| 3pl | ew | diajon دئاژۆن /dɪaːʒoːn/ | najon ناژۆن /naːʒoːn/ |
Subjunctive
| person | pronoun | Subjunctive | Subjunctive negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ez | bajom باژۆم /baːʒoːm/ | neajom نەئاژۆم /nɛaːʒoːm/ |
| 2sg | tu | bajoyî باژۆیی /baːʒoːjiː/ | neajoyî نەئاژۆیی /nɛaːʒoːjiː/ |
| 3sg | ew | bajo باژۆ /baːʒoː/ | neajo نەئاژۆ /nɛaːʒoː/ |
| 1pl | em | bajon باژۆن /baːʒoːn/ | neajon نەئاژۆن /nɛaːʒoːn/ |
| 2pl | hûn | bajon باژۆن /baːʒoːn/ | neajon نەئاژۆن /nɛaːʒoːn/ |
| 3pl | ew | bajon باژۆن /baːʒoːn/ | neajon نەئاژۆن /nɛaːʒoːn/ |
Simple past
| person | agent (oblique) | object (direct) | Simple past | Past negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | min | ez | ajotim ئاژۆتم /aːʒoːtɯm/ | neajotim نەئاژۆتم /nɛaːʒoːtɯm/ |
| 2sg | te | tu | ajotî ئاژۆتی /aːʒoːtiː/ | neajotî نەئاژۆتی /nɛaːʒoːtiː/ |
| 3sg | wî / wê | ew | ajot ئاژۆت /aːʒoːt/ | neajot نەئاژۆت /nɛaːʒoːt/ |
| 1pl | me | em | ajotin ئاژۆتن /aːʒoːtɯn/ | neajotin نەئاژۆتن /nɛaːʒoːtɯn/ |
| 2pl | we | hûn | ajotin ئاژۆتن /aːʒoːtɯn/ | neajotin نەئاژۆتن /nɛaːʒoːtɯn/ |
| 3pl | wan | ew | ajotin ئاژۆتن /aːʒoːtɯn/ | neajotin نەئاژۆتن /nɛaːʒoːtɯn/ |
Past tenses of a transitive verb are ergative: the agent is oblique and the verb agrees with the object (the object column), e.g. min tu dîtî "I saw you".
Past progressive
| person | agent (oblique) | object (direct) | Past progressive | Past progressive negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | min | ez | diajotim دئاژۆتم /dɪaːʒoːtɯm/ | nediajotim نەدئاژۆتم /nɛdɪaːʒoːtɯm/ |
| 2sg | te | tu | diajotî دئاژۆتی /dɪaːʒoːtiː/ | nediajotî نەدئاژۆتی /nɛdɪaːʒoːtiː/ |
| 3sg | wî / wê | ew | diajot دئاژۆت /dɪaːʒoːt/ | nediajot نەدئاژۆت /nɛdɪaːʒoːt/ |
| 1pl | me | em | diajotin دئاژۆتن /dɪaːʒoːtɯn/ | nediajotin نەدئاژۆتن /nɛdɪaːʒoːtɯn/ |
| 2pl | we | hûn | diajotin دئاژۆتن /dɪaːʒoːtɯn/ | nediajotin نەدئاژۆتن /nɛdɪaːʒoːtɯn/ |
| 3pl | wan | ew | diajotin دئاژۆتن /dɪaːʒoːtɯn/ | nediajotin نەدئاژۆتن /nɛdɪaːʒoːtɯn/ |
Past tenses of a transitive verb are ergative: the agent is oblique and the verb agrees with the object (the object column), e.g. min tu dîtî "I saw you".
Perfect tenses
| person | agent (oblique) | object (direct) | Present perfect | Past perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | min | ez | ajotime ئاژۆتمە /aːʒoːtɪmɛ/ | ajotibûm ئاژۆتبووم /aːʒoːtɪbuːm/ |
| 2sg | te | tu | ajotiyî ئاژۆتیی /aːʒoːtɪjiː/ | ajotibûyî ئاژۆتبوویی /aːʒoːtɪbuːjiː/ |
| 3sg | wî / wê | ew | ajotiye ئاژۆتیە /aːʒoːtɪjɛ/ | ajotibû ئاژۆتبوو /aːʒoːtɪbuː/ |
| 1pl | me | em | ajotine ئاژۆتنە /aːʒoːtɪnɛ/ | ajotibûn ئاژۆتبوون /aːʒoːtɪbuːn/ |
| 2pl | we | hûn | ajotine ئاژۆتنە /aːʒoːtɪnɛ/ | ajotibûn ئاژۆتبوون /aːʒoːtɪbuːn/ |
| 3pl | wan | ew | ajotine ئاژۆتنە /aːʒoːtɪnɛ/ | ajotibûn ئاژۆتبوون /aːʒoːtɪbuːn/ |
Past tenses of a transitive verb are ergative: the agent is oblique and the verb agrees with the object (the object column), e.g. min tu dîtî "I saw you".
Imperative
| person | pronoun | Imperative | Prohibitive |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2sg | tu | bajo باژۆ /baːʒoː/ | neajo نەئاژۆ /nɛaːʒoː/ |
| 2pl | hûn | bajon باژۆن /baːʒoːn/ | neajon نەئاژۆن /nɛaːʒoːn/ |
Other forms
| form | Kurdish | Arabic script |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ajotin | ئاژۆتن |
| past participle | ajotî | ئاژۆتی |