Language/Susu/Grammar/Imperative-Mood

Imperative Mood in Susu

Hello Susu learners,

➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to use the Imperative Mood in Susu language.

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Imperative Mood

Infinitif	2nd pers/sing.	2ndpers/plu.
giri	giri	Wo giri
siga	siga	Wo siga
¯ErE	¯ErE	Wo  ¯ErE
So	So	Wo so

Example

• Wo so yifanyima       

Turn righ

• Turuti giri

Cross the road

If the second person singular, the verb is represented by the radical base alone. In the  second person plural, the pronoun appears.

Pronominal Verbs

Infinitif	2nd  pers/singular	2nd pers/plural
mafa	I mafa	Wo mafa
magbilen	I magbilen	wo wo magbilen
maxa	I maxa	wo naxa
tongo	a tongo	Wo a tongo
Sa	A  sa	Wo a sa

• NB : wo wo mafa pronounced woo mafa              

When the third  person is singular pronoun precedes the verb directly, it thus represent the object.

Ex

• A tongo                      

Take it

• A sa                           

Put it

• Yi kira tongo   

Take this road

Imperatif : Negation

Infinitif	2nd pers/singular	2nd pers/plural
giri	I naxa giri	Wo naxa giri
siga	I naxa siga	wo naxa siga
¯ErE	I naxa   ¯ErE	wo naxa  ¯ErE
mafa	I naxa i mafa	Wo naxa wo mafa
tongo	I naxa a tongo	Wo naxa a tongo

In the negative form/We have :

I naxa / Wo naxa + the radical base of the verb.

Ex

• I naxa siga
• Wo naxa giri

For the pronominal form or reflexive, we have :

I naxa/Won naxa/Wo naxa + the present imperative.

Ex

• I naxa i mafa
• Wo naxa wo magbilen