qassoowe

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕasːoːˈwe/ [ʕasːoːˈwɛ]
  • Hyphenation: qas‧soo‧we

Verb

qassoowé

  1. Inchoative form of qasá: become red

Conjugation

    Conjugation of qassoowe (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative qassoowéh qassoowtéh qassoowéh qassoowtéh qassoownéh qassoowteeníh qassooweeníh
N-affirmative qassoowé qassoowté qassoowé qassoowté qassoowné qassoowtén qassoowén
negative máqassoowinniyo máqassoowinnito máqassoowinna máqassoowinna máqassoowinnino máqassoowinniton máqassoowinnon
imperfective V-affirmative qassoowáh qassoowtáh qassoowáh qassoowtáh qassoownáh qassoowtaanáh qassoowaanáh
N-affirmative qassoowá qassoowtá qassoowá qassoowtá qassoowná qassoowtán qassoowán
negative máqassoowa máqassoowta máqassoowa máqassoowta máqassoowna máqassoowtan máqassoowan
prospective V-affirmative qassoowéliyoh
qassoowéyyoh
qassoowélitoh
qassoowéttoh
qassoowéleh qassoowéleh qassoowélinoh
qassoowénnoh
qassoowélitoonuh
qassoowéttoonuh
qassoowéloonuh
N-affirmative qassoowéliyo
qassoowéyyo
qassoowélito
qassoowétto
qassoowéle qassoowéle qassoowélino
qassoowénno
qassoowéliton
qassoowétton
qassoowélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative qassóowuh qassóowtuh qassóowuh qassóowtuh qassóowuh qassoowtóonuh qassoowóonuh
N-affirmative qassóowu qassóowtu qassóowu qassóowtu qassóowu qassoowtón qassoowón
negative qassoowé wáyuh qassoowé wáytuh qassoowé wáyuh qassoowé wáytuh qassoowé wáynuh qassoowé waytóonuh qassoowé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative qassoowánkeh qassoowtánkeh qassoowánkeh qassoowtánkeh qassoownánkeh qassoowtaanánkeh qassoowaanánkeh
N-affirmative qassoowánke qassoowtánke qassoowánke qassoowtánke qassoownánke qassoowtaanánke qassoowaanánke
negative qassoowé wáankeh qassoowé waytánkeh qassoowé wáankeh qassoowé waytánkeh qassoowé waynánkeh qassoowé waytaanánkeh qassoowé wáankeh
jussive affirmative qassóoway qassóowtay qassóoway qassóowtay qassóownay qassoowtóonay qassoowóonay
negative qassoowé wáay qassoowé wáytay qassoowé wáay qassoowé wáytay qassoowé wáynay qassoowé waytóonay qassoowé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative qassoowinniyóy qassoowinnitóy qassoowinnáy qassoowinnáy qassoowinninóy qassoowinnitoonúy qassoowinnoonúy
negative qassoowé wanniyóy qassoowé wannitóy qassoowé wannáy qassoowé wannáy qassoowé wanninóy qassoowé wannitoonúy qassoowé wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative qassoowék qassoowték qassoowék qassoowték qassoownék qassoowteeník qassooweeník
negative qassoowé wéek qassoowé wayték qassoowé wéek qassoowé wayték qassoowé waynék qassoowé wayteeník qassoowé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative qassoowóo qassoownóo imperative affirmative qassóow qassóowa
negative maqassoowóo maqassoownóo negative máqassoowin máqassoowina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
qassóowah qassóowi qassóowak qassoowínnuh qassoowínnuk qassoowíyya qassoowináanih qassoowináan
Compound tenses
dependent verb sequential perfective + -m
simultaneous imperfective + -m
past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé
present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én
future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé
past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé
present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én
future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé
immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée
imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké
imperfect
potential II
affirmative imperfective + -m + takké
negative qassoowé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative qassoowé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative qassoowé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis qassoowé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “qassoowe”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)