Lesson 4:

                                Verb Infinitives

 

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      The infinitive form is made by adding the prefix “an” to the end of the 2nd roots:

 

  2nd root Infinitve Meaning
  Aamad Aamad an To Come
  Did Did an To See
  Bord Bord an To Take
  Cid Cid an To Cut
  Borid Borid an To Cut
  Daasht Addsht an To Keet
  David David an To Run
  Goft Goft an To Say
  Istaad Istaad an To Stop
  Keshid Keshid an To Pull / To draw
  Kard Kard an To Do
  Negaasht Negaasht an To Draw
  Nevesht Nevesht an To Write
  Nushid Nushid an  To Drink
  Oftaad Oftaad an To Fall
  Paa’id Paa’id an To Watch
  Raft Raft an To Go
  Rixt Rixt an To Pour
  Saaxt Saxxt an To Build
  Neshast Neshast an To Sit
  Shenid Shenid an To Listen
  Shod Shod an To Embark
  Shost Shost an To Wash
  Xord Xord an To Eat
  Xaabid Xaabid an To Sleep
  Xaand Xaand an  To Read / To Sing
  Xandid Xandid an To Laugh
  Zad Zad an To Hit

 

Finalizing the root discussion:

 
     First Root        2nd root    
  (Imperative) 3#rd person past Infinitive Meaning
 
  Aa! Aamad Aamad an To Come
  Bin! Did Did an To See
  Bar! Bord Bord an To Take
  Cin! Cid Cid an To Cut
  Bor! Borid Borid an To Cut
  Dar! Daasht Daasht an To Keet
  Do! David David an To Run
  Gu! Goft  Goft an To Say
  Ist! Istaad  Istaad an To Stop
  Kesh! Keshid  Keshid an To Pull / To draw
  Kon! Kard  Kard an To Do
  Negaar! Negaasht  Negassht an To Draw
  Nevis! Nevesht  Nevesht an To Write
  Nush! Nushid Nushid an  To Drink
  Oft! Oftaad Oftaad an To Fall
  Paa! Paa’id  Paa’id an To Watch
  Ro! Raft  Raft an To Go
  Riz Rixt  Rixt an To Pour
  Saaz Saxxt  Saxxt an To Build
  Neshn! Neshast  Neshast an To Sit
  Sheno! Shenid  Shenid an To Listen
  Sho! Shod  Shod an To Embark
  Shur! Shost  Shost an To Wash
  Xor! Xord  Xord an To Eat
  Xaab! Xaabid  Xaabid an To Sleep
  Xaan! Xaand  Xaand an  To Read / To Sing
  Xand! Xandid  Xandid an To Laugh
  Zan! Zad  Zad an To Hit

 

 

 

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