A Dictionary of Somali Verbs in Everyday Contexts

Download or read book A Dictionary of Somali Verbs in Everyday Contexts written by Katharine Shipton and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dictionary of Somali verbs in everyday contexts The Somali-English dictionary of verbs is the first of its kind for learners of Somali as a second language. It contains more than 500 verbs used in Somali sentences with English translations. The dictionary has been compiled in learner-friendly format to help the student: identify the conjugation group of a given verb learn specific tense usages learn how different prepositions affect the meaning of the verb in a sentence learn relevant verbal nouns enhance self-study through use of conjugation tables learn variant spellings of verbs learn Arabic loan verbs in Somali learn verbs that mean the same but belong to different conjugation groups make use of the English-Somali index learn how to make use of deictic words sii and soo