Lesson 20

Present: wantna==> am, are, is, to exist, to be present
Near past: ergna  ==> was, were
Distant past:  senga==> was, were


The verb of existence can be expressed in three forms of or tenses:
present, near past and distant past.The present tense of the verb wantna
 is conjugated in the root-verb, hmb- + case markers (for subject ). Its
near past is ergna and distant past sengna (-ng as in lenga). 
We cann't
conjuagate wantna; instead hmbna is used for the present tense.

an ......... hmbekun   	I am (present, exist)
enti  ...... hmbrekw  	You are (present, exist) (Singular, m + f)
ni ......... hmbekw    	He is present
nri ........ hmbeti    	She is present
yn ......... hmbnekwn  	We are present
entn ...... hmbdenekw 	You are  (Pl,  m + f) present
naw ........ hmbenekw  	They are present

Example 20.1 

The verb delemo is helped by hmbna to have a complete
meaning.  delemna ==> to be ready, wantna ==>  to be

an delemo hmbekun       	I am ready
enti  delemro hmbrekw   	You are ready
ni delemo hmbekw        	He is ready
nri delemro hmbeti      	She is ready
yn delemno hmbnekwn     	We are ready
entn delemdno hmbdenekw 	You are ready (Pl,  m + f)
naw delemno hmbenekw   	They are ready


The verb conjugation for delemna can be summarised as follows.

delemo   		I, he
delemro  		you (S), she
delemno  		we, they

delemna can also be conguated as an ordinary verb as in Lessons 8-10)

A Poem (golya)
an kebte hmbekun enqaqdi	I remain (exist) with girls
quraqurKa ferew shebabdi (From) the boys heading for the liberati
				on front (shebab is literally youngesters).

The past tense of the verb wantna is ergna, whch is conjugated as in
Lesson  9.
an.........ergKun  	I am (present, exist)
enti........ergruKw  	You were (present, exist) (S, m + f)
ni ......... erguKw   	He was
nri ........ ergiti    	She was
yn ........... ergnKun  	We were
entn .......ergdnuKw  	You were  (Pl,  m + f)
naw ...... ergnuKw     	They were

Example 20.2. 

ergna (was, were, etc.) as an auxiliary verb of delemna
 is conjugated in the following way. The past tense of  himbna is ergna.

hmbna , wantna==> am, are, is, or Subject + exist, present.
ergna was,were. OR Subject + existed. ergti is used for a near past (usually less than a year).
an delemo ergKun   	I was ready.
enti  delemro ergruKw   	You were ready (S, m + f).
ni delemo erguKw      	He was ready.
nri delemro ergti     	She was ready.
yn delemno ergnKun   	We were ready.
entn delemdno ergdnuKw  	You were ready (Pl,  m + f).
naw delemno ergnuKw   	They were ready.

delemna conjugates the same in both the present (Example 20.1)  and
past (Example 20.2). an delemo etc. is the same in both.
In Lesson 1, we saw how  the personal pronouns are expressed or
identified by using the auxilairy verb gn, which is the same for all
number, gender and person.

Example 20.3
an gn 			I am
an hmbekun  		I exist, I am, I am present
jar ...... gn  		God is, it is God
jar hmbekw  		God is, God exists
enti .....  gn  		you are.
enti hmbrekw  		you are present, exist, present.

For a distant past, senga is used (-ng as in lenga, two). "an Asmara
mendertu sengenkun"   I was living in Asmara
an delemo sengekun     	I was ready.
enti  delemro sengrekw  	You were ready (S, m + f).
ni delemo sengekw       	He was ready.
nri delemro sengeeti    	She was ready.
yn delemno sengnekun    	We were ready.
entn delemdno sengdenekw	You were ready (Pl,  m + f).
naw delemno sengenekw   	They were ready



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