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‘to open,’ which consists of the preverb ve and the verb kirin ‘to do’ (present
stem k-), and rûniştin ‘to sit down,’ which consists of the preverb rû
and the verb niştin (present stem nê-); others are written as two separate
words, like behs kirin ‘to discuss’ and alîkarî kirin ‘to help.’ The di- prefix
is added to the verbal part of the compound, i.e. after the nonverbal part.
Stress in the affirmative is on the preverb.
ez védikim em védikin ez béhs dikim em béhs dikin
tu védikî hun védikin tu béhs dikî hun béhs dikin
ew védike ew védikin ew béhs dike ew béhs dikin
ez híldidim em híldidin ez rûdinêm em rûdinên
tu híldidî hun híldidin tu rûdinêyî hun rûdinên
ew híldide ew híldidin ew rûdinê ew rûdinên
In the negative the stressed prefix ná- takes the place of di- in compound
verbs:
ez venákim em venákin ez behs nákim em behs nákin
tu venákî hun venákin tu behs nákî hun behs nákin
ew venáke ew venákin ew behs náke ew behs nákin
ez hilnádim em hilnádin ez rûnánêm em rûnánên
tu hilnádî hun hilnádin tu rûnánêyî hun rûnánên
ew hilnáde ew hilnádin ew rûnánê ew rûnánên
Depending upon the semantics of a given compound, many compound
verbs can be extended to include any and all matter that complements the
nonverbal part of the compound. For instance, compound verbs like alîkarî
kirin ‘to help’ and behs kirin ‘to discuss’ can be extended through a construct
(or multiple constructs) as in the following examples. In extended
constructs the construct takes care of modifications and relationships that
are expressed by various means in English, usually with prepositions.
Ew jî alîkariya kovara Enstîtuya kurdî
ya Parîsê dike.
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He also helps out on the journal of the
Paris Kurdish Institute.