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xistin: to drop, to make fall, to put

infinitivexistin (خستن) /xɪstɯn/
meaningto drop, to make fall, to put
present stemx
past stemxist
transitivitytransitive, ergative in past tenses

Present-stem forms

personpronounPresentPresent negative
1sgezdixim
دخم
/dɪxɯm/
naxim
ناخم
/naːxɯm/
2sgtudixî
دخی
/dɪxiː/
naxî
ناخی
/naːxiː/
3sgewdixe
دخە
/dɪxɛ/
naxe
ناخە
/naːxɛ/
1plemdixin
دخن
/dɪxɯn/
naxin
ناخن
/naːxɯn/
2plhûndixin
دخن
/dɪxɯn/
naxin
ناخن
/naːxɯn/
3plewdixin
دخن
/dɪxɯn/
naxin
ناخن
/naːxɯn/

Subjunctive

personpronounSubjunctiveSubjunctive negative
1sgezbixim
بخم
/bɪxɯm/
nexim
نەخم
/nɛxɯm/
2sgtubixî
بخی
/bɪxiː/
nexî
نەخی
/nɛxiː/
3sgewbixe
بخە
/bɪxɛ/
nexe
نەخە
/nɛxɛ/
1plembixin
بخن
/bɪxɯn/
nexin
نەخن
/nɛxɯn/
2plhûnbixin
بخن
/bɪxɯn/
nexin
نەخن
/nɛxɯn/
3plewbixin
بخن
/bɪxɯn/
nexin
نەخن
/nɛxɯn/

Simple past

personagent (oblique)object (direct)Simple pastPast negative
1sgminezxistim
خستم
/xɪstɯm/
nexistim
نەخستم
/nɛxɪstɯm/
2sgtetuxistî
خستی
/xɪstiː/
nexistî
نەخستی
/nɛxɪstiː/
3sgwî / wêewxist
خست
/xɪst/
nexist
نەخست
/nɛxɯst/
1plmeemxistin
خستن
/xɪstɯn/
nexistin
نەخستن
/nɛxɪstɯn/
2plwehûnxistin
خستن
/xɪstɯn/
nexistin
نەخستن
/nɛxɪstɯn/
3plwanewxistin
خستن
/xɪstɯn/
nexistin
نەخستن
/nɛxɪstɯn/

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
1sgminezdixistim
دخستم
/dɪxɪstɯm/
nedixistim
نەدخستم
/nɛdɪxɪstɯm/
2sgtetudixistî
دخستی
/dɪxɪstiː/
nedixistî
نەدخستی
/nɛdɪxɪstiː/
3sgwî / wêewdixist
دخست
/dɪxɯst/
nedixist
نەدخست
/nɛdɪxɯst/
1plmeemdixistin
دخستن
/dɪxɪstɯn/
nedixistin
نەدخستن
/nɛdɪxɪstɯn/
2plwehûndixistin
دخستن
/dɪxɪstɯn/
nedixistin
نەدخستن
/nɛdɪxɪstɯn/
3plwanewdixistin
دخستن
/dɪxɪstɯn/
nedixistin
نەدخستن
/nɛdɪxɪstɯn/

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
1sgminezxistime
خستمە
/xɪstɪmɛ/
xistibûm
خستبووم
/xɪstɪbuːm/
2sgtetuxistiyî
خستیی
/xɪstɪjiː/
xistibûyî
خستبوویی
/xɪstɪbuːjiː/
3sgwî / wêewxistiye
خستیە
/xɪstɪjɛ/
xistibû
خستبوو
/xɪstɪbuː/
1plmeemxistine
خستنە
/xɪstɪnɛ/
xistibûn
خستبوون
/xɪstɪbuːn/
2plwehûnxistine
خستنە
/xɪstɪnɛ/
xistibûn
خستبوون
/xɪstɪbuːn/
3plwanewxistine
خستنە
/xɪstɪnɛ/
xistibûn
خستبوون
/xɪstɪbuːn/

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
2sgtubixe
بخە
/bɪxɛ/
nexe
نەخە
/nɛxɛ/
2plhûnbixin
بخن
/bɪxɯn/
nexin
نەخن
/nɛxɯn/

Other forms

formKurdishArabic script
infinitivexistinخستن
past participlexistîخستی