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Exercises lesson 4

4.E Exercises
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  1. Exercise 1. Translate to English: intransitive verbs
  2. Exercise 2. Translate to English: transitive irregular verbs
  3. Exercise 3. Translate to English: being
  4. Exercise 4. Translate to English: transitive regular verbs
  5. Exercise 5. Translate into Zarma: motion
  6. Exercise 6. Translate into Zarma: possession

4.E.1 Translate to English: intransitive verbs
 
Zarma English
Suba iri ga koy Nyamay.  

 
Ni ga koy habu wiciri, wala?  

 
A koy fu.  

 
A ga kaa suba.  

 
Bi fo wiciri kambu araŋ koy kwaara.  

 
Iri ga kaa ni do aluula.  

 
Iri fuwo kaŋ.  

 
A ne nga ga kaa subasi.  

 
Boro fo koy Niamey.  

 

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4.E.2 Translate to English: transitive irregular verbs

  
 
Zarma English
Bi ay maa r'a; hunkuna iri ga di a.  

 
Iri kande yo fo da hansi fo  

 
A ga kande nga bariyo suba.  

 
A kande nga taasa; ay kande ŋwari.  

 

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4.E.3 Translate to English: being

  
 
Zarma English
A wando go no.  

 
A go habo ra.  

 
Ŋwari go taablo boŋ.  

 
A izo alfaga no; iri izo hab'ize no.  

 
Feeji beri go Yantala kwaara; iri no ga di a.  

 

 
Tasa no i kande.  

 
Hunkuna farka no ay ga kaaru.  

 

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4.E.4 Translate to English: transitive regular verb

  
 
Zarma English
Ay di boro fo; a ga jinay neera Nyamay habu ra.  

 

 
Iri ga bari fo neera.  

 
Iri ga day bari fo da feeji hinza
(or: Iri ga bari fo da feeji hinza day)
  

 

 
Bi alaasar ay na bari fo kaaru.  

 
Ay day yo hinka da yeeji gu
(or: Ay na yo hinka da yeeji gu day)
  

 
Suba susubay ay ga haw taaci neera.  

 
Nga no na safari samba iri do.  

 
I na curo fo wi bi wiciri kambu, wala?  

 

 

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4.E.5a Translate into Zarma: motion - I

  
 
English Zarma
I went to Niamey yesterday  

 
I went to home this evening  

 
I went to town  

 
I went to market  

 

 

4.E.5b Translate into Zarma: motion - they

  
 
English Zarma
They went to Niamey yesterday  

 
They went to home this evening  

 
They went to town  

 
They went to market  

 
 

4.E.5c Translate into Zarma: motion - the woman

 
 
English Zarma
The woman went to Niamey yesterday  

 
The woman went to home this evening  

 
The woman went to town  

 
The woman went to market  

 
 

4.E.5d Translate into Zarma: motion - five personsn

 
 
English Zarma
Five persons went to Niamey yesterday  

 
Five persons went to home this evening  

 
Five persons went to town  

 
Five persons went to market  

 
 

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4.E.6 Translate into Zarma: possession

  
 
English Zarma
He saw his own horse.  

 
He saw your work.  

 
He saw someone's dish was on the table.  

 
He saw his own stuff.  

 
He saw eight sheep.  

 
 

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