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10. Demonstratives

Say 'this', 'that', 'these', 'those' in Kabyle.

Kabyle demonstratives change according to gender (masculine / feminine), number (singular / plural) and distance (near / far).

10.1. Proximity (this, this one)

FormMeaningExample
wa
this one (m.)Wa d aqcic.
ta
this one (f.)Ta d taqcict.
wagi
this one here (m.)Aqcic-a
tagi
this one here (f.)Taqcict-a

10.2. Distance (that one, those)

FormMeaning
win
that one (m.)
tin
that one (f.)
widak
those (m. pl.)
tidak
those (f. pl.)

10.3. In a sentence

Aqcic-a d ameqqran.
This boy is big.
Taɣect-a d tazurit.
This voice is famous.

Practice

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  1. Yella win i tettnadim?

  2. Tom d win yettargun.

  3. I wacu-t tura wagi?

  4. Ur sneḥwin ara mmi-k.

  5. Ulac win i m-izemren!

  6. Ulac win i k-izemren!

  7. Ulac win i s-izemren!

  8. Ulac win i sent-izemren!

  9. Ulac win i sen-izemren!

  10. Ulac win i kent-izemren!

  11. Ulac win i wen-izemren!

  12. Ulac win i ɣ-izemren!

  13. Ulac win i yaɣ-izemren!

  14. Ulac win i iyi-izemren!

  15. Win isεan taxjiṭ, yawḍiţ.

  16. Am win yeţṛajun tawkilt.

  17. Ulac win iraqen wayeḍ.

  18. Ulac win iɣaḍ wayeḍ.

  19. Mačči d tin zik.

  20. Tettbineḍ-d am win irun.

  21. Yella win i yi-d-inulen.

  22. Win ur d-nenṭiq yeqbel.

  23. Ulac win ur nettaggad

  24. Awi-d win yeddren kan.

  25. D win yettmalahen aṭas.

  26. Ccan-is d win meqqren.

  27. Nekk d win yettqadaren.

  28. Tin-iw temxalaf deg kullec.

  29. Ruḥ steqsi win tebɣiḍ!

  30. Seqsi win i k-yehwan!

  31. Nekk mačči am tidak.

  32. Tin d tikti-s nettat.

  33. Win ur t-id-nenna axir.

  34. Bɣiɣ tin irexsen maḍi.

  35. D tin yezdeɣ uramsu.

  36. Cukkeɣ yelha win tt-iqemmren.

  37. Yelha win d-ittmektayen imdukal-is.

  38. Win isebṛen leεmeṛ yendim.

  39. Ttbineɣ-ak-d d tin ihennan?

  40. Ulac win ara d-yeqqimen.

  41. Ɣas εreḍ-d win tebɣiḍ.

  42. Ulac win ur nettasem.

  43. Anebdu d win iɛeddan.

  44. Amdan d win yettmettaten?

  45. Tikwal win yessusmen axir.

  46. Tin yuḍnen ad tejji.

  47. Ulac win ur nettmettat.

  48. Xtir win i k-iεeǧben.

  49. Ɣef tin ɛzizen fell-i.

  50. Nekk d tin yettwassnen.

  51. D win n ṣṣeḥ?

  52. Nekk d win yettnehlaken.

  53. Ulac win ur nɣelleḍ.

  54. Ur yenfiε win yeccetkan.

  55. Taswiɛt-a seqdec kan win-iw.

  56. Win yeddren, ad iẓer.

  57. D tin n diri.

  58. Tin ḥemmleɣ tuzen-iyi-d tabrat.

  59. Win i d-yusan, mreḥba.

  60. Win iteddun mendeffir iɣelli.

Practice exercises

1. How do you say 'this boy'?

2. What does 'tidak' mean?

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