Saturday, November 30, 2024

Ten Thuɔŋjäŋ (Dinka)Perfect verb tense is used to show an action that is complete and finished, and this tense is expressed by adding one of the auxiliary verbs , had to the past participle form of the main verb.

1. Ɣɔn ye cï ɣɔk raak, go lɔ baai bë lɔ rääk= when he had milked the cows, he went home to be initiated (Past perfect tense).

2. Röth thii eke cï ke rääk aake ye thiɛ̈rdhïc = the young men who had been initiated were fifty. (Past perfect tense).

3. Kɔc eke cï rääk në run wäär aake ye thiɛ̈rbɛ̈r =  the people who had been initiated last year were (past perfect tense).

4. Gokï cuɔ̈k le rääk = But they would not initiate (past perfect tense).

5. Röth thii aake cï keek rääk në pɛ̈i kee diäk = The young men have been initiating for three months (present perfect progressive)

6. Diäär aacï mïïthken juiir = the women have prepared their dinners (Present perfect tense). 

7. Yen acï miɛ̈thde juiir, bäk ba bɛ̈n cam = She has prepared her dinner, come to eat (Present perfect tense).

8. Keek ee të cïk juiir thɛɛr = they would have prepared long ago (Present perfect tense).

9. Wën ye cï cuïn thaal, go töny puɔth = when she had cooked food, she dropped the pot (Past perfect tense).

10. Na ye cï töny lööm, go yen miɛ̈th thaal= when she had taken a pot, then she cooked the dinner. (Past perfect tense).