Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːɖeˈɡe/ [ʔeːɖɛˈɡɛ]
- Hyphenation: ee‧xe‧ge
Verb
eexegé (passive emeexegé, autobenefactive etteexegé)
- (transitive) know
- (transitive) understand
- (transitive) specify
Conjugation
More information Conjugation of (type I verb), 1st singular ...
| Conjugation of eexege (type I verb) |
|
1st singular |
2nd singular |
3rd singular |
1st plural |
2nd plural |
3rd plural |
| m |
f |
| perfective |
V-affirmative |
eexegéh | teexegéh | yeexegéh | teexegéh | neexegéh | teexegeeníh | yeexegeeníh |
| N-affirmative |
eexegé | teexegé | yeexegé | teexegé | neexegé | teexegén | yeexegén |
| negative |
máaxiginniyo | máaxiginnito | máaxiginna | máaxiginna | máaxiginnino | máaxiginniton | máaxiginnon |
| imperfective |
V-affirmative |
aaxigéh | taaxigéh | yaaxigéh | taaxigéh | naaxigéh | taaxigeeníh | yaaxigeeníh |
| N-affirmative |
aaxigé | taaxigé | yaaxigé | taaxigé | naaxigé | taaxigén | yaaxigén |
| negative |
máaxiga | mátaaxiga | máyaaxiga, míyaaxiga | mátaaxiga | mánaaxiga | mátaaxigan | máyaaxigan, míyaaxigan |
| prospective |
V-affirmative |
aaxigéliyoh, aaxigéyyoh | aaxigélitoh, aaxigéttoh | aaxigéleh | aaxigéleh | aaxigélinoh, aaxigénnoh | aaxigélitoonuh, aaxigéttoonuh | aaxigéloonuh |
| N-affirmative |
aaxigéliyo, aaxigéyyo | aaxigélito, aaxigétto | aaxigéle | aaxigéle | aaxigélino, aaxigénno | aaxigéliton, aaxigétton | aaxigélon |
| conjunctive I |
V-affirmative |
aaxíguh | taaxíguh | yaaxíguh | taaxíguh | naaxíguh | taaxigóonuh | yaaxigóonuh |
| N-affirmative |
aaxígu | taaxígu | yaaxígu | taaxígu | naaxígu | taaxigón | yaaxigón |
| negative |
aaxigé wáyuh | aaxigé wáytuh | aaxigé wáyuh | aaxigé wáytuh | aaxigé wáynuh | aaxigé waytóonuh | aaxigé wóonuh |
| conjunctive II |
V-affirmative |
aaxigénkeh | taaxigénkeh | yaaxigénkeh | taaxigénkeh | naaxigénkeh | taaxigeenínkeh | yaaxigeenínkeh |
| N-affirmative |
aaxigénke | taaxigénke | yaaxigénke | taaxigénke | naaxigénke | taaxigeenínke | yaaxigeenínke |
| negative |
aaxigé wáankeh | aaxigé waytánkeh | aaxigé wáankeh | aaxigé waytánkeh | aaxigé waynánkeh | aaxigé waytaanankéh | aaxigé waanánkeh |
| jussive |
affirmative |
aaxígay | taaxígay | yaaxígay | taaxígay | naaxígay | taaxigóonay | yaaxigóonay |
| negative |
aaxigé wáay | aaxigé wáytay | aaxigé wáay | aaxigé wáytay | aaxigé wáynay | aaxigé waytóonay | aaxigé wóonay |
past conditional |
affirmative |
aaxiginniyóy | aaxiginnitóy | aaxiginnáy | aaxiginnáy | aaxiginninóy | aaxiginnitoonúy | aaxiginnoonúy |
| negative |
aaxigé wanniyóy | aaxigé wannitóy | aaxigé wannáy | aaxigé wannáy | aaxigé wanninóy | aaxigé wannitoonúy | aaxigé wannoonúy |
present conditional I |
affirmative |
eexegék | teexegék | yeexegék | teexegék | neexegék | teexegeeník | yeexegeeník |
| negative |
aaxigé wéek | aaxigé wayték | aaxigé wéek | aaxigé wayték | aaxigé waynék | aaxigé wayteeník | aaxigé weeník |
|
singular |
plural |
|
singular |
plural |
|
| consultative |
affirmative |
aaxigóo | naaxigóo |
imperative |
affirmative |
eexég | eexéga |
| negative |
maaaxigóo | manaaxigóo |
negative |
máaxigin | máaxigina |
| -h converb |
-i form |
-k converb |
-in(n)uh converb |
-innuk converb |
infinitive |
indefinite participle |
| V-focus |
N-focus |
| aaxígih | aaxígi | aaxíguk | aaxigínnuh | aaxigínnuk | aaxigíyya | aaxiginnáanih | aaxiginnáan |
| Compound tenses |
| 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 |
aaxigé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké |
perfect potential |
affirmative |
perfective + -m + takké |
| negative |
aaxigé + perfective of wée + -m + takké |
present conditional II |
affirmative |
imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék |
| negative |
aaxigé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék |
perfect conditional |
affirmative |
perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k |
| negative |
perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k |
| irrealis |
aaxigé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré |
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References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “eexege”, 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), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)