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Zarma sitemap : Grammar per lesson

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Lesson 1 Lesson 6 Lesson 11 Lesson 16  
Lesson 2 Lesson 7 Lesson 12    
Lesson 3 Lesson 8 Lesson 13    
Lesson 4 Lesson 9 Lesson 14    
Lesson 5 Lesson 10 Lesson 15    

 

Lesson 1

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  • Personal pronouns
  • The definite article
  • Definite plural of nouns
  • The indefinite article
  • The verb-completed action (past tense)
  • Simple questions

Lesson 2

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  • Direct object, introduction
  • The particle 'na' to indicate a direct object in past tense
  • Direct object, exceptions of sentence order
  • The verbs come and go
  • The conjunction 'nda'
  • Review of sentence order learned at this point

Lesson 3

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  • Cardinal numbers 1 - 10
  • The verb-uncompleted aspect (future tense)
  • The indefinite pronoun
  • The word 'ey' as a direct object
  • Sentence order (continued)

Lesson 4

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  • Possessions
  • Preposition
  • The verb 'to be',
  • past and present
  • Sentence order (continued)

Lesson 5

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  • Masculine and feminine
  • The qualifying and numerical adjective
  • The verb-uncompleted aspect (present tense)
  • Compound nouns showing origin
  • Uses of 'mo'

Lesson 6

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  • Use of some verbs in combination with prepositions
  • The indirect object
  • The passive voice
  • The cardinal numbers above 10 (11-20)
  • The use of 'ya ... no' (form of verb to be)

Lesson 7

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  • The demonstrative pronoun and adjectives
  • The demonstrative suffix 'din'
  • Contractions of demonstrative adjective 'wo'
  • The relative pronoun in combinations Gerunds (verbal nouns)
  • Combination 'han kaŋ ga'
  • Close family relationships
  • The conjunction 'kaŋ' and 'nda' for 'when'

Lesson 8

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  • Past negative of verbs
  • Present and future negative of verbs
  • Negative of the verb 'to be'
  • Use of 'yes' and 'no'
  • The conjunction-prepositon 'ba'
  • 'Abada' and 'koyne'
  • Emphatic pronouns
  • Money to 100 Francs

Lesson 9

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  • Interrogative
  • Use of 'ga ti' (form of verb to be)
  • Use of 'hay kulu' and 'hay fo'
  • Indirect discourse

Lesson 10

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  • Subjunctive
    • to express a desire
    • to admonish against something
    • to consent, to forbid, etc.
    • impersonal verbs
    • conjunctions 'hala' or 'zama' to express 'so that'
    • asking to do or to don't
  • Verb forms in conditional sentences

Lesson 11

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  • Practical idiomatic winks; use of 'ba', 'cindi' and 'gay'
  • The verb 'to have' (review)
  • The imperative mood
    • Introduction
    • Positive imperative mood
    • Negative imperative mood
  • Variations in personal pronouns 'ay' and 'ni'
    • General
    • Appositives
    • Compound sentences
    • Special cases of changes of 'ni' to 'nin'
  • Nouns formed with the suffix "koy", 'kom' and 'kooni'
  • Nouns formed by adding the suffix 'ko' to verbs

Lesson 12

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  • Practical idiomatic winks: use of 'kan' and 'nda'
  • The cardinal numbers to thousand
  • The suffix 'yan' on nouns
  • Uses of 'hala' and 'kala'
  • Uses of 'kulu'

Lesson 13

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  • Practical idiomatic winks
    • Use of 'dama'
    • Additional meanings of 'te'
    • Use and spelling of 'don' en 'beytu'
  • The prefix 'i' on adjectives
  • Reciprocal pronouns
  • Idiomatic expressions for weather and climate

Lesson 15

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  • Practical idiomatic winks
    • Use of 'ye ga' with another verb
    • Use of 'ba'
  • Imperfect and past progressive tenses
  • Verb-link conjunction for compound verbs and infinitives
  • Common expression and exclamations

Lesson 16

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Practical idiomatic winks

  • use of 'koyne'
  • use of 'jina'
  • use of 'ba', 'ha' and 'ga'
  • use of 'hala'
  • use of 'du'
  • use of 'za watifo'
  • use of 'te'
  • use of 'yadin'
 

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Last updated: 20 Januari, 2016