Language/Kabyle/Grammar/Kabyle-verb
Tanga/Subject : Taseftit /Conjugation/Conjugaison
Azwel/Title : Amyag/Verb
Amyag/Verb
Amyag d awal ifettin ilmend n wudem (imqimen udmawanen).
The verb is a word which can be conjugated according to the person (personal pronouns).
Amedya/Example :
Nekk zemregh = I can
Kečč tzemred = You can
Neţţa izmer = He can
Amyag amaziγ izmer ad yefti γer ukuz (4) wakuden.
Berber verb can be conjugated to four (4) tenses.
1/ Akud amiran/Present tense :
Amedya/Example : Amyag "ddu" γer wakud amiran/The verb "to walk" in the present tense :
Nekk tedduγ = I walk
Kečč tedduḍ = You walk (for man or male)
Kemm tedduḍ = You walk (for woman or female)
Neţţa iteddu = He walks
Neţţat teddu = She walks
Nekkni nteddu = We walk (for men or males)
Nekkunti nteddu = We walk (for women or females)
Kunwi teddum = You walk (for men or males)
Kunemti teddumt = You walk (for women or females)
Nutni teddun = They walk (for men or males)
Nutenti teddunt = They walk (for women or females)
2/ Akud izrin "Izri"/Past tense "Past" :
Amedya/Example : Amyag "ddu" γer yizri/The verb "to walk" in the past :
Nekk ddiγ = I walked
Kečč teddiḍ = You walked (for man or male)
Kemm teddiḍ = You walked (for woman or female)
Neţţa yedda = He walked
Neţţat tedda = She walked
Nekkni nedda = We walked (for men or males)
Nekkunti nedda = We walked (for women or females)
Kunwi teddam = You walked (for men or males)
Kunemti teddamt = You walked (for women or females)
Nutni ddan = They walked (for men or males)
Nutenti ddant = They walked (for women or females)
3/ Akud imal "Imal"/The future tense "Future" :
Amedya/Example : Amyag "ddu" γer yimal/The verb "to walk" in the future :
Iwakken ad nsefti amyag amaziγ γer yimal, nrennu tazelγa "ad" γer deffir n wemyag-nni.
In order to conjugate the berber verb in the future, we add the particle "ad"/"will" before this verb :
Nekk ad dduγ = I will walk
Kečč ad tedduḍ = You will walk (for man or male)
Kemm ad tedduḍ = You will walk (for woman or female)
Neţţa ad iddu = He will walk
Neţţat ad teddu = She will walk
Nekkni ad neddu = We will walk (for men or males)
Nekkunti ad neddu = We will walk (for women or females)
Kunwi ad teddum = You will walk (for men or males)
Kunemti ad teddumt = You will walk (for women or females)
Nutni ad ddun = They will walk (for men or males)
Nutenti ad ddunt = They will walk (for women or females)
4/ Akud n wanaḍ "Anaḍ"/Imperative mood or form "Imperative" :
Anaḍ γur-es taskant n uladen d tsunda.
The imperative mood has a character of command and order.
Deg wanaḍ, nezmer ad nsefti amyag amaziγ γer wudmawen-agi kan :
In the imperative mood, we can only conjugate the berber verb with these personal pronouns :
Kečč = You (for man or male)
Kemm = You (for woman or female)
Kunwi = You (for men or males)
Kunemti = You (for women or females)
Amedya/Example : Amyag "ddu" γer wanaḍ/The verb "to walk" in the imperative mood :
Kečč eddu ! = (you) walk !
Kemm eddu ! = (You) walk !
Kunwi eddum ! = (You) walk !
Kunemti eddumt ! = (You) walk !
Amedya/Example :
Eddu deg webrid-agi ! = Walk in this street !
Eddu yid-i s axxam ! = walk with me at home !
Amawal/Dictionary :
Abrid = Street
Akud = Tense
Akuden = Tenses
Aladen = Command
Amedya = Example
Amiran = Present
Amqim = Pronoun
Amyag = Verb
Anaḍ = Imperative
Awal = Word
Imal = Future
Izri = Past
Taseftit = Conjugation
Tasunda = Order
Tazelγa = Particle
Udem = Person (udmawan = personal)