I am currently studying the Somali language and this is a way to share what I have learned. I don't actually find studying Somali to be that bad. I call it "Somali Hell" because that's my weird sense of humor in dealing with learning a foreign language. There really isn't much out there to help learn this language so I have been pulling material wherever I can get it. I hope it helps you too.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Descriptives and Possessives, describing singular and plural nouns
Buug A book
Buug weyn A large book
Kani waa buug weyn This is a large book
Kani waa buug aad u weyn This is a very large book
Buuggani wuu (waa) weyn yahay This book is large
Buuggani wuu (waa) aad u weyn yahay
Buuggani aad wuu/buu (waa) u weyn yahay [only use "BAA Form" if combined with "aad....u"]
Gurigayga weyn My big house
Kani waa gurigayga weyn This is my big house
Gurigayayga wuu weyn yahay My house is big
Gurigayga aad wuu u weyn yahay My house is very big
Gurigayga wuu cad yahay My house is white
Guri weyn waan leeyahay I have a big house.
Guri weyn cad waan leeyahay I have a big white house
Indo yaryar baad leedahay You have small eyes
Indahagu wey yaryar yihiin Your eyes are small
Tinteyda wey (waa) dheer tahay My hair (singular) is long
Timahayga wey (waa) dhaadheer yihiin My hair is long [lit: my hairs are long] (Since we are referring to my entire of head of hair, it is plural, not just 1 hair on my head)
Timahayga wey dheer yihiin My hair is long [lit: my hairs are long] This one is tricky, it's not "incorrect" but the above 2 are "more correct"
***BUT you can also use the singular form when referring to your entire head of hair.....so remember that some nouns in English are the same for singular and plural (mass or collective nouns)
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