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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [heştê û yek]

Dema borî 1

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to write n---sa-din n_________ n-v-s-n-i- ---------- nivîsandin 0
He wrote a letter. Wî-n--eye--ni-î--nd. W_ n______ n________ W- n-m-y-k n-v-s-n-. -------------------- Wî nameyek nivîsand. 0
And she wrote a card. Û w--q--t-k n-vî-a--. Û w_ q_____ n________ Û w- q-r-e- n-v-s-n-. --------------------- Û wê qartek nivîsand. 0
to read xw-n--n x______ x-e-d-n ------- xwendin 0
He read a magazine. Wî-k-v-r-k-xwen-. W_ k______ x_____ W- k-v-r-k x-e-d- ----------------- Wî kovarek xwend. 0
And she read a book. Û--ê---r---e- --end Û w_ p_______ x____ Û w- p-r-û-e- x-e-d ------------------- Û wê pirtûkek xwend 0
to take w--g-r-in w________ w-r-i-t-n --------- wergirtin 0
He took a cigarette. Wî ---are-ek -e--i--. W_ c________ w_______ W- c-x-r-y-k w-r-i-t- --------------------- Wî cixareyek wergirt. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. W- -e-ek -îk-l--e-we-g---. W_ q____ ç_______ w_______ W- q-t-k ç-k-l-t- w-r-i-t- -------------------------- Wê qetek çîkolate wergirt. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. Ew (-êr) dils--------,-l---w--jin- --lsoz-bû. E_ (____ d_____ n_____ l_ e_ (____ d_____ b__ E- (-ê-) d-l-o- n-n-û- l- e- (-i-) d-l-o- b-. --------------------------------------------- Ew (mêr) dilsoz nînbû, lê ew (jin) dilsoz bû. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. E---m------r-l --, l- ew-(---- -ê-a-- bû. E_ (____ t____ b__ l_ e_ (____ j_____ b__ E- (-ê-) t-r-l b-, l- e- (-i-) j-h-t- b-. ----------------------------------------- Ew (mêr) tiral bû, lê ew (jin) jêhatî bû. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. E--(-ê----iz-n-bû---- e- -jin--d-wlem--d-bû. E_ (____ x____ b__ l_ e_ (____ d________ b__ E- (-ê-) x-z-n b-, l- e- (-i-) d-w-e-e-d b-. -------------------------------------------- Ew (mêr) xizan bû, lê ew (jin) dewlemend bû. 0
He had no money, only debts. P--- wî tin---û--ê----ê-de------ hebû. P___ w_ t___ b_ l_ b___ d____ w_ h____ P-r- w- t-n- b- l- b-l- d-y-ê w- h-b-. -------------------------------------- Perê wî tine bû lê belê deynê wî hebû. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. Şan-- -î-t--e--- l---el- -ê--n- -û. Ş____ w_ t___ b_ l_ b___ b_____ b__ Ş-n-ê w- t-n- b- l- b-l- b-ş-n- b-. ----------------------------------- Şansê wî tine bû lê belê bêşans bû. 0
He had no success, only failure. E- --rk-f-î nî-bû--- -el- ---n------bû. E_ s_______ n____ l_ b___ s________ b__ E- s-r-e-t- n-n-û l- b-l- s-r-e-e-î b-. --------------------------------------- Ew serkeftî nînbû lê belê serneketî bû. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. E- kêf-w---nîn--- -ê-b-l---ê----b-. E_ k______ n_____ l_ b___ b____ b__ E- k-f-w-ş n-n-û- l- b-l- b-k-f b-. ----------------------------------- Ew kêfxweş nînbû, lê belê bêkêf bû. 0
He was not happy, but sad. E---il-a- --nbû- -ê-b-lê di--eş-b-. E_ d_____ n_____ l_ b___ d_____ b__ E- d-l-a- n-n-û- l- b-l- d-l-e- b-. ----------------------------------- Ew dilşad nînbû, lê belê dilreş bû. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. Ew-x---şîrî---î-bû, -ê bel- ----tehl -û. E_ x________ n_____ l_ b___ x_______ b__ E- x-î-ş-r-n n-n-û- l- b-l- x-î-t-h- b-. ---------------------------------------- Ew xwînşîrîn nînbû, lê belê xwîntehl bû. 0

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