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congujated based on the stem ç- with the bí- subjunctive marker; the other
is regularly conjugated based on the stem her- without the subjunctive
marker.
Ç- STEM HER- STEM
ez biçim em biçin ez herim em herin
tu biçî hun biçin tu herî hun herin
ew biçe ew biçin ew here ew herin
Negatives are predictably formed:
THE VERB
ez néçim em néçin ez néherim em néherin
tu néçî hun néçin tu néherî hun néherin
ew néçe ew néçin ew néhere ew néherin
§ 16.1 Uses of the present subjunctive. The present subjunctive is used in
the following instances:
(1) independently—i.e. not dependent upon a preceding construction—as
a deliberative (English ‘should’).
Ez îro bêm? Should I come today?
Îcar em çi bikin? Now what should we do?
(2) in the first persons singular and plural as a cohortative (‘let me, let’s’)
and in the 3rd persons as a hortatory (‘let him…, may he …’). The hortatory
is often preceded by bila ‘let.’
Peşî ez bibêjim ku … First let me say that …
Ew derî veke. Let him open the door.
Em herin! Let’s go!
Bi siyasetê bila ew mijûl bibin. Let them get involved in politics.
(3) as complement to all verbs and constructions of desire and wanting
(see §16.2), ability (see §16.3), necessity, deciding, ordering, etc.
Lazim e tu Kurmancî biaxivî. It’s necessary that you speak Kurmanji.
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