11. Time adverbs

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11. Time adverbs

Place an action in time: yesterday, today, tomorrow, always, never.

Kabyle time adverbs are simple and usually invariable. They can appear at the start or end of a sentence.

11.1. The past

KabyleEnglish
iḍelli
yesterday
ilindi
last year
zik
a long time ago
leɛmeṛ
never (in the past)

11.2. The present

KabyleEnglish
ass-a
today
tura
now
dima
always
yerna
moreover

11.3. The future

KabyleEnglish
azekka
tomorrow
ussan-a
these days
melmi
when (future)

11.4. Examples

Iḍelli ddiɣ ɣer ssuq.
Yesterday I went to the market.
Ass-a tura ad xedmeɣ.
Today, now, I will work.
Azekka ad nruḥ ɣer wexxam.
Tomorrow we will go home.