Dictionary

tagra

/'ta.gɹa/

verb

  1. stop, cease
  2. finish, end

Additional notes: this word originally came from my language Bahatla as tagru, meaning "all, whole, completely".

Tense, Aspect, and Mood

 

Ø

IPF

IMP

Ø

 

tagrali

tagrafadh

PAST

tagradem

tagralidem

tagrafadhem

FUT

tagramai

tagramali

tagrafadhi

Examples:

Present tense

Shu ekeerab tagra.

Gloss: 3 time stop.

Translation: "It's time to stop."

Past tense

Shu tagradem lunali.

Gloss: 3 finish-PST run-IPF.

Translation: "He finished running."

Future tense

Veru tagramai orra zik.

Gloss: 1PL stop-FUT NEG 2.ACC.

Translation: "We won't stop you."

Present imperfect

Ve tagrali chiftinkad..

Gloss: 1 end-IPF game-ACC.

Translation: "I'm ending the game."

Past imperfect

Shur tagralidem imbooskad.

Gloss: 3PL stop-IPF-PST battle-ABL.

Translation: "They were ending the battle."

Future imperfect

Zi tagramali zahn dhawmkashkad?.

Gloss: 2 finish-IPF.FUT 2.GEN book-ACC?

Translation: "You're finishing your book?"

Present imperative

Tagrafadh uni!

Gloss: Stop-IMP now!

Translation: "Stop now!"

Past imperative

Shu tagrafadhem shun odistkad.

Gloss: 3 finish-PST-IMP 3.GEN knife-ACC.

Translation: "She must have finished her knife."

Future imperative

Tagrafadhi em jawsirfadhi enkawdh ve nadzir..

Gloss: Stop-IMP.FUT and listen-IMP.FUT what I say.

Translation: "(You must) stop and listen (to) what I say."