—Kurmanji Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings

tu hatiye dîtin hun hatine dîtin tu hatibûyî dîtin hun hatibûn dîtin
ew hatiye dîtin ew hatine dîtin ew hatibû dîtin ew hatibûn dîtin
PAST SUBJUNCTIVE PAST CONDITIONAL
‘that I have been seen, &c.’ ‘had I been seen, &c.’
ez hatibim dîtin em hatibin dîtin ez bihatama dîtin em bihatana dîtin
tu hatibî dîtin hun hatibin dîtin tu bihatayî dîtin hun bihatana dîtin
ew hatibe dîtin ew hatibin dîtin ew bihata dîtin ew bihatana dîtin
PAST PERFECT CONDITIONAL I PAST PERFECT CONDITIONAL II
‘I would have been seen, &c.’ ‘I would have been seen, &c.’
ez bíhatibûma dîtin em bíhâtibûna dîtin ez bíhatibam dîtin em bíhatiban dîtin
tu bíhatibûya dîtin hun bíhatibûna dîtin tu bíhatibayî dîtin hun bíhatiban dîtin
ew bíhatibûya dîtin ew bíhatibûna dîtin ew bíhatiba dîtin ew bíhatiban dîtin
In the present and present subjunctive of hatin, the third-person singular
forms are sometimes tête and bête (cf. Sorani ﻪـــ jkﺑ betà) instead of tê and bê,
as in the first two examples below. The agent of a passive verb is expressed
by the circumposition ji aliyê … ve.
Em hêvîdar in ew ê jî di nêzîk de bête
çap kirin.
Her ziman û edebiyat bi hin nav û
kesan ve tête nasîn.
Ji xwe ez ji welatê xwe hatibûm dûrxistin.
We are hopeful it will soon be published.
Every language and literature is known
by a few names and persons.
I had been exiled from my country by
my own self.
Bi salan bi vî navî ve hatiye naskirin. He has been known for years by this
name.
Ew di nava kurdên her çar perçeyên
welêt de tê naskirin û hezkirin.
lê carekê hatibû vêxistin û divabû ku
were kişandin.
KURMANJI KURDISH
It is known and loved among Kurds of
all four parts of the country.
but once it had been lit it would have to
be smoked.
Gavên wî bi lez pêş ve dihatin avêtin. His steps were being taken quickly.
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