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*Am naa 1 mag ci Amarik | *Am naa 1 mag ci Amarik | ||
I have 1 sibling in the US. | I have 1 sibling in the US. | ||
*Bëgguma jëkkër ci Senegal | *Bëgguma jëkkër ci Senegal | ||
I don’t want a husband in Senegal. | I don’t want a husband in Senegal. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The enonciative pronouns give us one of the way to conjugate a static | *The enonciative pronouns give us one of the way to conjugate a [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Static-verbs|static verbs]] in the present tense (am naa xarit ci Cees = I have a friend in Thies).the difference from the English lays first in the structure that is design above in the shart, there’s no distinction in the third person singular. | ||
*When using two verbs in a row, leave the second verb unconjugated (mën naa wax Wolof tuuti = I can speak Wolof a bit). | *When using two verbs in a row, leave the second verb unconjugated (mën naa wax Wolof tuuti = I can speak Wolof a bit). | ||
*You will see in further lessons that the enonciative pronouns can be used with the active verbs when you want to conjugate them in the past tense (jang naa Wolof ci universite = I learnt Wolof at university. | *You will see in further lessons that the enonciative pronouns can be used with the active verbs when you want to conjugate them in the past tense (jang naa Wolof ci universite = I learnt Wolof at university. | ||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf | http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Plural-Nouns-—-Definite-articles|Plural Nouns — Definite articles]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Am-(to-have)-in-the-present-tense|Am (to have) in the present tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Intensifiers|Intensifiers]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Pronouns-and-How-to-ask-questions|Pronouns and How to ask questions]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Conditional|Conditional]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Plural-Nouns-—-Indefinite-article|Plural Nouns — Indefinite article]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Questions|Questions]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Gender|Gender]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 27 March 2023
Grammar: Enonciative pronouns in Wolof
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Am naa 1 mag ci Amarik
I have 1 sibling in the US.
- Bëgguma jëkkër ci Senegal
I don’t want a husband in Senegal.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- The enonciative pronouns give us one of the way to conjugate a static verbs in the present tense (am naa xarit ci Cees = I have a friend in Thies).the difference from the English lays first in the structure that is design above in the shart, there’s no distinction in the third person singular.
- When using two verbs in a row, leave the second verb unconjugated (mën naa wax Wolof tuuti = I can speak Wolof a bit).
- You will see in further lessons that the enonciative pronouns can be used with the active verbs when you want to conjugate them in the past tense (jang naa Wolof ci universite = I learnt Wolof at university.
Source[edit | edit source]
http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Plural Nouns — Definite articles
- Am (to have) in the present tense
- Intensifiers
- Pronouns and How to ask questions
- Pronouns
- Conditional
- Plural Nouns — Indefinite article
- Conditional Mood
- Questions
- Gender