Language/Faroese/Grammar/Present-Tense
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Introduction
Congratulations! You've made it to the Present Tense and Regular Verbs lesson. In this lesson, you will start to learn how to form the present tense of Faroese verbs, both regular and irregular. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to use Faroese verbs in the present tense in simple sentences.
Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
Forming the Present Tense of Regular Verbs
In Faroese, regular verbs are verbs that end in "-a" in their infinitive form. To form the present tense of regular verbs, we remove the "-a" ending and add the following endings:
Faroese | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
-i | ee | I |
-ar | ahr | You (singular) |
-ar | ahr | He/She/It |
-a | ah | We |
-a | ah | You (plural) |
-a | ah | They |
Let's see some examples:
Examples
Faroese | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
tala | tah-lah | to speak |
ég tala | yeh tah-lah | I speak |
tey tala | tay tah-lah | They speak |
koma | koh-mah | to come |
hann kemur | hahn keh-moor | He comes |
vit koma | veet koh-mah | We come |
Conjugation of Regular Verbs
Let's see some regular verbs conjugated in the present tense:
Faroese | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
tala | tah-lah | to speak |
ég tala | yeh tah-lah | I speak |
tú talar | too tah-lahr | You (singular) speak |
hann/hon/tað talar | hahn/hohn/tah-th tah-lahr | He/ She/ It speaks |
vit tala | veet tah-lah | We speak |
tit tala | teet tah-lah | You (plural) speak |
tær tala | tayr tah-lah | They (feminine) speak |
teir tala | tayr tah-lah | They (masculine) speak |
tær/teir tala | tayr/teyr tah-lah | They (mixed) speak |
Practice Exercises
Now that you've learned how to form the present tense of regular verbs in Faroese, let's try some exercises to practice your skills.
- Exercise 1: Conjugate the verb "hava" (to have) in the present tense.
Solution:
Faroese | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
hava | hah-vah | to have |
ég havi | yeh hah-vee | I have |
tú hevur | too heh-vur | You (singular) have |
hann/hon/tað hevur | hahn/hohn/tah-th heh-vur | He/ She/ It has |
vit hava | veet hah-vah | We have |
tit hava | teet hah-vah | You (plural) have |
tær hava | tayr hah-vah | They (feminine) have |
teir hava | tayr hah-vah | They (masculine) have |
tær/teir hava | tayr/teyr hah-vah | They (mixed) have |
- Exercise 2: Conjugate the verb "ganga" (to walk) in the present tense.
Solution:
Faroese | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
ganga | gahn-gah | to walk |
ég gangi | yeh gahn-gee | I walk |
tú gangar | too gahn-gahr | You (singular) walk |
hann/hon/tað gangar | hahn/hohn/tah-th gahn-gahr | He/ She/ It walks |
vit ganga | veet gahn-gah | We walk |
tit ganga | teet gahn-gah | You (plural) walk |
tær ganga | tayr gahn-g
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