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How to use static verbs in Wolof

In Wolof we have 3 types of verbs among which the static verbs. The static verbs are verbs that express the feeling, the desire, the state, and the willingness, the physical and mental description and so on. They also express the qualities and fills for the adjectives in Enlish. You can use them with the structure above to conjugate them in the preset tense. A short list is inserted here.

Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson: Conjugation, Pronouns, Alphabet and Pronunciation & Am (to have) in the present tense.

Wolof Static verbs Examples[edit | edit source]

Am to have 
Am jot to have time 
Soxla to need 
Bëgg to want / to love 
Mën can 
War must 
Xam to know 
Dégg to hear / to understand a language 

Phrases with static verbs in Wolof[edit | edit source]

Am naa mag ak ràkk ci Senegal I have brother and sister in Senegal. 
Sufekkee am nga jot, fan nga bëgg dem? If you have time, where do you want to go? 
John soxla na roose sardeñam. John needs to water his garden. Mën nanu wax
Wolof tuuti léegi We can speak Wolof a bit now.

Source[edit | edit source]

http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf

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