—Kurmanji Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings

her- respectively.
hatin wer- were werin
çûn her- here herin
The negative imperative prefix is né-.
THE VERB
bûn b- nébe nébin
çûn ç- néçe néçin
girtin gir- négire négirin
hildan hil-d- hilnéde hilnédin
kirin k- néke nékin
rûniştin rû-nê- rûnénê rûnénên
şustin şo- néşo néşon
vekirin ve-k- venéke venékin
§ 17.1. The Vocative. In the vocative the stress shifts to the first syllable of
the noun and the following endings are added:
MASC. SING. FEM. SING. PLURAL
-o -ê -ên/-no
Hiş be, kúro! Be quiet, boy!
Were, kéçê! Come here, girl!
Kárkerên, yekgirin! Workers, unite!
Zû bin, hevalno! Be quick, friends!
The difference between the -ên ending and the -no ending for the plural is
dialectal.
§ 18. The Simple Past (Intransitive). The simple past (preterite) of intransitive
verbs is formed by adding unstressed personal suffixes to the past
stem of the verb. The past stem is derived by deleting the -(i)n ending of the
infinitive; this will leave a past stem in a consonant, û, î, or a.
AFTER CONSONANTS AFTER VOWELS
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