Language/Susu/Grammar/To-have

To have

The na + personal pronoun + yi plays the role of the verb “ to have”. It conjugated as follows :

Tara  na n yi	I have a brother /sister
Tara na i yi	You have a brother/ sister
Tara na a yi	He/She has a brother /sister
Tara na muxu yi	We have a brother/sister
Tara na won yi
Tara na wo yi	You have a brother /sister
Tara na e yi	They have a brother/sister

N.B. : Tara can be replaced by any noun :

Ex. :    

• Banxi  na n yi

I have a house

• xunya  na n yi

I have a brother/sister

The negation

Forme B is the one most then used, as it is simpler.

A	B
Tara mu na n yi	Tara mu n yi
Tara mu  na i yi	Tara mu i yi
Tara mu na a yi	Tara mu a yi
Tara mu na muxu yi	Tara mu muxu yi
Tara mu na won yi	Tara mu won yi
Tara mu na wo yi	Tara mu wo yi