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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [heştê]

Hevalnav 3

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She has a dog. K---k-k---- -e-e. K_______ w_ h____ K-ç-k-k- w- h-y-. ----------------- Kuçikekî wê heye. 0
The dog is big. K--ik mez-n -. K____ m____ e_ K-ç-k m-z-n e- -------------- Kuçik mezin e. 0
She has a big dog. Kuçikek---ê -î-m--i- h-ye. K_______ w_ y_ m____ h____ K-ç-k-k- w- y- m-z-n h-y-. -------------------------- Kuçikekî wê yî mezin heye. 0
She has a house. Ma---- -ê---y-. M_____ w_ h____ M-l-k- w- h-y-. --------------- Maleke wê heye. 0
The house is small. Ma--p-ç----. M__ p____ e_ M-l p-ç-k e- ------------ Mal piçûk e. 0
She has a small house. M--e-e -ê-ye-piçûk-h-ye. M_____ w_ y_ p____ h____ M-l-k- w- y- p-ç-k h-y-. ------------------------ Maleke wê ye piçûk heye. 0
He is staying in a hotel. E---i--t-l----d--di-î--. E_ d_ o______ d_ d______ E- d- o-ê-e-ê d- d-m-n-. ------------------------ Ew di otêlekê de dimîne. 0
The hotel is cheap. Otêl -rza- -. O___ e____ e_ O-ê- e-z-n e- ------------- Otêl erzan e. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. Ew d- ot--e------an d- ---în-. E_ d_ o______ e____ d_ d______ E- d- o-ê-e-e e-z-n d- d-m-n-. ------------------------------ Ew di otêleke erzan de dimîne. 0
He has a car. Ti--mpê---- w--heye. T__________ w_ h____ T-r-m-ê-e-e w- h-y-. -------------------- Tirimpêleke wî heye. 0
The car is expensive. T-rimpêl--iha --. T_______ b___ y__ T-r-m-ê- b-h- y-. ----------------- Tirimpêl biha ye. 0
He has an expensive car. Tir-m--l----wî--- ---a -ey-. T__________ w_ y_ b___ h____ T-r-m-ê-e-e w- y- b-h- h-y-. ---------------------------- Tirimpêleke wî ye biha heye. 0
He reads a novel. E---om-ne-ê d------. E_ r_______ d_______ E- r-m-n-k- d-x-î-e- -------------------- Ew romanekê dixwîne. 0
The novel is boring. Ro-a--b-hna ----v----g d---. R____ b____ m____ t___ d____ R-m-n b-h-a m-r-v t-n- d-k-. ---------------------------- Roman bêhna mirov teng dike. 0
He is reading a boring novel. E- -o-a-ekê-b----e-g---------n-. E_ r_______ b__________ d_______ E- r-m-n-k- b-h-t-n-k-r d-x-î-e- -------------------------------- Ew romanekê bêhntengker dixwîne. 0
She is watching a movie. E---î--e-î -em--- dik-. E_ f______ t_____ d____ E- f-l-e-î t-m-ş- d-k-. ----------------------- Ew fîlmekî temaşe dike. 0
The movie is exciting. Fî-m-b- k-l--an--. F___ b_ k______ e_ F-l- b- k-l-c-n e- ------------------ Fîlm bi kelecan e. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. Ew-f--m--î b---ele--n t--------ke. E_ f______ b_ k______ t_____ d____ E- f-l-e-î b- k-l-c-n t-m-ş- d-k-. ---------------------------------- Ew fîlmekî bi kelecan temaşe dike. 0

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