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| 3.E. Exercises
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The exercises form a separate page,
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Answer book.
- Exercise 1 Translate to English: regular verbs
- Exercise 2
Translate into English: special verb,
direct object follows verb.
- Exercise 3
Translate into English: verb of motion,
or otherwise intransitive.
- Exercise 4
Translate into English: Intransitive
verbs, taking adverbial modifier of
place.
- Exercise 5
Translate into Zarma.
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Exercise 1
Translate to English: regular verbs
| Zarma |
English |
| Iri na bari fo day. |
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| Ay na farka hinka
neera. |
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| Hawo na hanso kar; a bu. |
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| I na musu beri wi. |
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| A ga araŋ fo. |
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| Iri na bariyo
kaaru. |
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| I na yeyi gu guna. |
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| Ay na Hamma donton Posti (Fr). |
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| I na gomni fo samba. |
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| Zanka ga hawey guna. |
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Exercise 2 Translate to English: special verb, direct object follows verb.
| Zarma |
English |
| Ay di hansi fo. |
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| Ni maa musu beri, wala? |
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| Ay maa r'a. |
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| A di curo fo. |
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| Iri di hansi fo. |
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| Hunkuna ay di curo beri iyye. |
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| Iri maa zanka fo bu bi. |
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| Ni di a, walla? |
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| Iri ga di ey hunkuna. |
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| Iri ga di hansi da musu da farka. |
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Exercise 3 Translate to English: verbs of motion or otherwise intransitive
| Zarma |
English |
| Ay zuru. |
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| Haw fo hen. |
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| Wayboro fo da zanka fo kaa. |
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| Yeji da farka zuru. Yejo kaŋ. |
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Exercise 4 Translate to English:
intransitive verbs, taking adverbial modifier of place.
| Zarma |
English |
| Ay koy Niamey. |
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| Iri koy Yantala. |
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| Suba (= tomorrow) alfaga hinza ga kaa iri
kwaara. |
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| Madam ne Monsieur ga kaa hunkuna. |
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| Saga
kwaara wayboro ahaku kaa iri kwaara bi. |
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| Musa ne, Midu koy fu yo boŋ. |
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Exercise 5 Translate into Zarma
| English |
Zarma |
| I went to Goudel yesterday. |
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| They went to Yantala the day before yesterday. |
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| We came to Niamey. |
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| He will go to town today. |
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| They said Saley will come today. |
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| Some day (One day) I will go to Cotonou. |
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| They said she went home. |
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| She bought three donkeys. |
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| You rode the horse. |
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| We have sold two horses. |
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| Today I killed a dog and two birds. |
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| Yesterday you rode a horse. |
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| Today you rode a donkey. |
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| We watch the children today. |
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| Ten lion roared. |
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| Will Haw come today? |
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| No they said she went to town. |
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| The child fell. He cried. |
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| The woman died today. |
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| I saw a lion and four birds. |
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| Did you see the woman? |
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| Do you understand? |
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| Yes, I saw them day before yesterday. |
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| We saw three donkeys. They brayed. |
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| We heard the cows yesterday. |
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Last updated:
07 februari 2012
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