a-practical-kurdish-grammar

192. VOCABULARY
ejl (awa) this
j1 (au) that, this
^/T (chi) what?
VERBS ^7
EXERCISES
(J> (kie) who?
^j> (dars) lesson
\^ (kieha) which?
This is my book. Whose book is that? That is your
book. What is this ? This is a lesson, and it is a big lesson.
What is he doing (b:>'daka')? T am reading ( ^_f-:>
dakhuenim) my lesson. This is good. Who is your friend
( C^ji 'dost') ? My book is my friend. There are ( (j*^
han') many lessons in this book. Whose (^^^o'kte^n' books
are these? These are (is) my father's books. VVhich book
is the most beauriful, this one or ( öV '^^^'^ *^^^ °"^^
This one. Is that yoiir house? This house is larger and
better for me. Which one of them is better for you? That
one. What are-^ou doing ( ,^i 'dakai') ? Nothing. Who
did ( iji 'kirt') this? Nobody.
Note. Always put the verb at the end of the sentence.
CHAPTER V
VERBS
193. The Kurdish verbs are of two large classes, transitive
and intransitive, and io each one of these classes there are
both regular and irregular, both simple and compound verbs.
Note.A transitive verb expresses an action which passes from &e
agent to an object, and an intransitive verb expresses an action « State.
that is limited to the agent.