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<div class="pg_page_title"> How to use static verbs in Wolof</div> | |||
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. | |||
<span link>Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Conjugation|Conjugation]], [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]], [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation|Alphabet and Pronunciation]] & [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Am-(to-have)-in-the-present-tense|Am (to have) in the present tense]]. | |||
== Wolof Static verbs Examples== | == Wolof Static verbs Examples== | ||
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==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/Pronouns-and-How-to-ask-questions|Pronouns and How to ask questions]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Am-(to-have)-in-the-present-tense|Am (to have) in the present tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Notable-characteristics|Notable characteristics]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Plural-Nouns-—-Indefinite-article|Plural Nouns — Indefinite article]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Conditional|Conditional]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/The-possessive-expressed-by-“U”|The possessive expressed by “U”]] | |||
* [[Language/Wolof/Grammar/Pronouns|Pronouns]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 27 March 2023
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
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Pronouns and How to ask questions
- Am (to have) in the present tense
- Future Tense
- Notable characteristics
- Plural Nouns — Indefinite article
- Nouns
- Conditional
- The possessive expressed by “U”
- Pronouns