Today's Lesson: Sentence Agreement

The verb must agree with the subject in number and person, i.e., it must be of the same number (singular / plural) and person as the subject.

1. Ɣɛn ye ket= I sing.
2. Ɣɛn nhiar ba ket = I like to sing.
3. Yen anhiar kët = He likes singing.
4. Yen anhiar bë ket = He likes to sing.
5. Keek aanhiar kët = they like singing.
6. Keek aanhiar bïk ket = they like to sing.
7. Wɔ nhiar kët = we like singing.
8. Wɔ nhiar buk ket = we like to sing.
9. Bol ku Malual aa pur domic = Bol and Malual are cultivating on the farm.
10. Atëm ku Deŋ aa yup bul apiɛth = Atem and Deng are beating the drum well.
11. Atëm ku Deŋ aacï yup bul apiɛth = Atem and Deng have beaten the drum well.
12. Nyïïr aacï ɣɔ̈k raak wënthɛɛr = the girls had already milked the cows.
13. Në aräŋräŋde, acen ajïm de ca puɔth = In her hurry she dropped the milk gourd.
14. Tik acï meth nyueth = A woman has weaned a child
15. Diäär aacï mïth nyueth = the women have weaned the children
16. Yeŋö ye yïn lɔräŋräŋ? = why are you in a hurry?
17. Dhuk akën woŋ miit = the boy did not pull the cow.
18. Në jäälde ränyräny acen awalwalade waan në thɔ̈ɔ̈t nhom = in her hurry to leave, she forgot her awalwala on the stove.
19. Cuïndu acï thaal = your food has been cooked (passive voice).
20. Wɔ cï cuïndu thaal = We have cooked your food (Active voice)