HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
verb stem -shrab prefix/suffix
a- ti- ti-...-ee yi- ti- ni- ti-...-oo yi-...-oo
ashrab tishrab tishrabee yishrab tishrab nishrab tishraboo yishraboo
I drink you drink (m sing) you drink (f sing) he drinks she drinks we drink you drink (pl) they drink
You will find that sometimes the first vowel of the verb is pronounced or transliterated as e or i in different verbs, depending on the actual sound of the word. Present Usage
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The imperfect conjugation is used for the equivalent of the present tense. The prefix bi- is added to the forms of the imperfect tense to indicate that the action is taking place in the present: verb stem -shrab
biashrab bitishrab bitishrabee biyishrab bitishrab binishrab bitishraboo biyishraboo
I am drinking you are drinking (m sing) you are drinking (f sing) he is drinking she is drinking we are drinking you are drinking (pl) they are drinking
Future Usage
To indicate that an action will take place in the future, use the imperfect conjugation as above and modify it as follows, adding the prefix ha-:
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