tawma
/'to:.ma/
verb
salt, season, flavour
Tense, Aspect, and Mood
|
|
Ø |
IPF |
IMP |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ø |
|
tawmali |
tawmafadh |
|
PAST |
tawmadem |
tawmalidem |
tawmafadhem |
|
FUT |
tawmai |
tawmaili |
tawmafadhi |
Examples:
Present tense
Ve kota orra tawma vahn grahchkad.
Gloss: 1 want NEG salt 1.GEN meat-ACC.
Translation: "I don't want to salt my meat."
Past tense
Shu tawmadem gatromkad.
Gloss: 3 season-PST soup-ACC.
Translation: "He seasoned (the) food."
Future tense
Veru tawmai orra bodonkad.
Gloss: 1PL flavour-FUT NEG bread-ACC.
Translation: "We won't flavour (the) bread."
Present imperfect
Ve tawmali libemrukad..
Gloss: 1 salt-IPF vegetable-PL-ACC.
Translation: "I'm salting vegetables."
Past imperfect
Shur tawmalidem gatikad.
Gloss: 3PL season-IPF-PST food-ACC.
Translation: "They were seasoning (the) food."
Future imperfect
Zi tawmaili orra zahn sizkad?
Gloss: 2 season-IPF.FUT NEG 2.GEN meal?
Translation: "You won't be seasoning your meal?"
Present imperative
Tawmafadh nuzethkad!
Gloss: Salt-IMP curry-ACC!
Translation: "Salt (the) curry!"
Past imperative
Shu tawmafadhem vahskad.
Gloss: 3 flavour-PST-IMP tea-ACC.
Translation: "She must have flavoured (the) tea."
Future imperative
Tawmafadhi orra gatikad elchetdash..
Gloss: Season-IMP.FUT NEG food-ACC poison-ABL.
Translation: "(You must) not season food with poison."
