Lesson 5
Future Tense
Goal: In this lesson you will learn how to make sentences in future tense. Consider the following vocabulary:
|
Word |
Gloss |
|
jovu& |
‘to see’ |
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pu2vu& |
‘to ask’ |
|
j8avvu& |
‘to inform’ |
|
bolvu& |
‘to speak’ |
|
khevu& |
‘to say’ |
|
gmvu& |
‘to like’ |
|
levu& |
‘to take’ |
|
`rIdvu& |
‘to buy’ |
|
krvu& |
‘to do’ |
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keXu& |
‘banana’ (neuter) |
|
sfrjn |
‘apple’ (neuter) |
|
kerI |
‘mango’ (feminine) |
2. Read the following sentences:
1. hu& kerI
`rIdI=.
‘I will buy a mango.’
2. Ame / Aap8e
kerI `rIdI=u&.
‘We will buy a mango.’
3. tu& kerI
`rId=e.
‘You will buy a mango.’
4. tme kerI `rId=o.
‘You (pl.) will buy a mango.’
5. te kerI `rId=e.
‘He/ She will buy a mango.’
6. teAo kerI `rId=e.
‘They will buy a mango.’
3. Note
1. In future tense the verb agrees with the subject in person and number. Consider the following summary of the various verb forms:
|
|
Singular |
Plural |
|
1st person |
`rId\ + ;= |
`rId\ + ;=u& |
|
2nd person |
`rId\ + =e |
`rId\ + =o |
|
3rd person |
`rId\ + =e |
`rId\ + =e |
4. Negative sentences
To make negative sentences in future tense you will require to use nih after the verb. Consider the following sentences:
1. hu& kerI `rIdI=
nih.
‘I will not buy a mango.’
2. Ame / Aap8e
kerI `rIdI=u& nih.
‘We will not buy a mango.’
3. tu& kerI `rId=e
nih.
‘You will not buy a mango.’
4. tme kerI `rId=o nih.
‘You (pl.) will not buy a mango.’
5. te kerI `rId=e nih.
‘He/ She will not buy a mango.’
6. teAo kerI `rId=e
nih.
‘They will not buy a mango.’