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şûştin: to wash

infinitiveşûştin (شووشتن) /ʃuːʃtɯn/
meaningto wash
present stemşo
past stemşûşt
transitivitytransitive, ergative in past tenses

Present-stem forms

personpronounPresentPresent negative
1sgezdişom
دشۆم
/dɪʃoːm/
naşom
ناشۆم
/naːʃoːm/
2sgtudişoyî
دشۆیی
/dɪʃoːjiː/
naşoyî
ناشۆیی
/naːʃoːjiː/
3sgewdişo
دشۆ
/dɪʃoː/
naşo
ناشۆ
/naːʃoː/
1plemdişon
دشۆن
/dɪʃoːn/
naşon
ناشۆن
/naːʃoːn/
2plhûndişon
دشۆن
/dɪʃoːn/
naşon
ناشۆن
/naːʃoːn/
3plewdişon
دشۆن
/dɪʃoːn/
naşon
ناشۆن
/naːʃoːn/

Subjunctive

personpronounSubjunctiveSubjunctive negative
1sgezbişom
بشۆم
/bɪʃoːm/
neşom
نەشۆم
/nɛʃoːm/
2sgtubişoyî
بشۆیی
/bɪʃoːjiː/
neşoyî
نەشۆیی
/nɛʃoːjiː/
3sgewbişo
بشۆ
/bɪʃoː/
neşo
نەشۆ
/nɛʃoː/
1plembişon
بشۆن
/bɪʃoːn/
neşon
نەشۆن
/nɛʃoːn/
2plhûnbişon
بشۆن
/bɪʃoːn/
neşon
نەشۆن
/nɛʃoːn/
3plewbişon
بشۆن
/bɪʃoːn/
neşon
نەشۆن
/nɛʃoːn/

Simple past

personagent (oblique)object (direct)Simple pastPast negative
1sgminezşûştim
شووشتم
/ʃuːʃtɯm/
neşûştim
نەشووشتم
/nɛʃuːʃtɯm/
2sgtetuşûştî
شووشتی
/ʃuːʃtiː/
neşûştî
نەشووشتی
/nɛʃuːʃtiː/
3sgwî / wêewşûşt
شووشت
/ʃuːʃt/
neşûşt
نەشووشت
/nɛʃuːʃt/
1plmeemşûştin
شووشتن
/ʃuːʃtɯn/
neşûştin
نەشووشتن
/nɛʃuːʃtɯn/
2plwehûnşûştin
شووشتن
/ʃuːʃtɯn/
neşûştin
نەشووشتن
/nɛʃuːʃtɯn/
3plwanewşûştin
شووشتن
/ʃuːʃtɯn/
neşûştin
نەشووشتن
/nɛʃuːʃtɯn/

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

personagent (oblique)object (direct)Past progressivePast progressive negative
1sgminezdişûştim
دشووشتم
/dɪʃuːʃtɯm/
nedişûştim
نەدشووشتم
/nɛdɪʃuːʃtɯm/
2sgtetudişûştî
دشووشتی
/dɪʃuːʃtiː/
nedişûştî
نەدشووشتی
/nɛdɪʃuːʃtiː/
3sgwî / wêewdişûşt
دشووشت
/dɪʃuːʃt/
nedişûşt
نەدشووشت
/nɛdɪʃuːʃt/
1plmeemdişûştin
دشووشتن
/dɪʃuːʃtɯn/
nedişûştin
نەدشووشتن
/nɛdɪʃuːʃtɯn/
2plwehûndişûştin
دشووشتن
/dɪʃuːʃtɯn/
nedişûştin
نەدشووشتن
/nɛdɪʃuːʃtɯn/
3plwanewdişûştin
دشووشتن
/dɪʃuːʃtɯn/
nedişûştin
نەدشووشتن
/nɛdɪʃuːʃtɯn/

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

personagent (oblique)object (direct)Present perfectPast perfect
1sgminezşûştime
شووشتمە
/ʃuːʃtɪmɛ/
şûştibûm
شووشتبووم
/ʃuːʃtɪbuːm/
2sgtetuşûştiyî
شووشتیی
/ʃuːʃtɪjiː/
şûştibûyî
شووشتبوویی
/ʃuːʃtɪbuːjiː/
3sgwî / wêewşûştiye
شووشتیە
/ʃuːʃtɪjɛ/
şûştibû
شووشتبوو
/ʃuːʃtɪbuː/
1plmeemşûştine
شووشتنە
/ʃuːʃtɪnɛ/
şûştibûn
شووشتبوون
/ʃuːʃtɪbuːn/
2plwehûnşûştine
شووشتنە
/ʃuːʃtɪnɛ/
şûştibûn
شووشتبوون
/ʃuːʃtɪbuːn/
3plwanewşûştine
شووشتنە
/ʃuːʃtɪnɛ/
şûştibûn
شووشتبوون
/ʃuːʃtɪbuːn/

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

personpronounImperativeProhibitive
2sgtubişo
بشۆ
/bɪʃoː/
neşo
نەشۆ
/nɛʃoː/
2plhûnbişon
بشۆن
/bɪʃoːn/
neşon
نەشۆن
/nɛʃoːn/

Other forms

formKurdishArabic script
infinitiveşûştinشووشتن
past participleşûştîشووشتی