Modal Verbs - divê, gerek, îcaze dan, karîn, lazim, mecbûr
There are the following modal verbs in Kurdish:
Kurdish |
English |
divê |
must, should |
gerek |
must, should |
îcaze dan |
to be allowed to |
karîn |
can |
lazim (e) |
must, should |
mecbûr |
must (very strong) |
and:
Kurdish |
English |
dihilî |
let |
Examples:
Kurdish |
English |
Divê ez bixwînim. |
I must go. |
Îcaze bidî ku herim? |
Am I allowed to go? / Do you allow me to go? |
Ez mecbûr herim. |
I must go. |
and:
Kurdish |
English |
Ez te nihilim ku tu herî |
I don’t let you go. |
Tu min dihilî ku bixwim? |
Do you let me eat? |
Modal Verb - Negation
Kurdish |
English |
Gerek tu bifroşî. |
You have to sell. |
Ne gerek e tu bifroşî. |
You don’t have to sell. |
Gerek tu nefroşî. |
You don’t have to sell. |
and:
Kurdish |
English |
Lazim e (ku) ew çay çêke. |
He has to make tea. |
Ne lazim e ew çay çêke. |
He doesn’t have to make tea.. |
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