Heye – Hene in Kurdish
In Kurmanji Kurdish to say ”there is – there are” we use the verb ”hebûn” which means ”to exist”.
And the same verb is used when we speak about what we have. First, lets have a loot the conjugation of this verb.
Hebûn – to exist
Affirmative form:Ez heme – I exist
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Negative form: (there are two ways for negative form): Ez tune me (nîn im) – I don’t exist
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The conjugation of this verb is above.
For ”there is” we will use 3rd person singular form ”heye” and for ”there are” we will use ”hene
| Vocabulary: Li vir – here Li wir – there Li mala min – in my house Di odeya min de – in my room Li bajarê min – in my city Tenê – only |
Li vir zarok HEYE. – There is a kid here. Li vir zarok HENE. – There are kids here. Li wir mal HEYE. – There is a house there. Li wir mal HENE. – There are houses there. Li mala min tenê odeyek HEYE. – There is only one room in my house. Li mala min sê ode HENE. – There are 3 rooms in my house. Li mala min odeyeke piçûk heye. Li mala min sê odeyên piçûk hene. Li mala te çend ode hene? (çend – how many) Li mala te çend serşok hene? (bathroom) |
| Li vir zarok tune ye. Li vir zarok tune ne. Li mala min balkon tune ne. Li mala wî pirtûkên kurdî tune ne. Li mala hevala min pisîk tune ne. Li bajarê min gelek park tune ne. Li gundê diya min dêr tune ne. (dêr – church) |
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…………. Min heye/hene – I have …………….
| Maleke min heye – I have a house Maleke te heye – You have a house Maleke wî heye – He has a house Maleke wê heye – She has a house Maleke me heye – We have a house Maleke we heye – You (pl.) have a house Maleke wan heye – They have a house |
Bajarekî min heye. – I have a city. Bajarekî te heye. – You have a city. Bajarekî wî heye. – He has a city. Bajarekî wê heye. – She has a city. Bajarekî me heye. – We have a city. Bajarekî we heye. – You (pl.) have a city. Bajarekî wan heye. – They have a city. |
| Pisîk – cat (f.) Kûçik – dog (m.) Xwişk – sister (f.) Ode – room (f.) Mase – table (f.) Brother – bira (m.) Gund – village(m.) Bajar – city (m.) |
I have a cat. – Pisîkeke min heye. She has a dog. – Kûçikekî wê heye. He has a sister. – Xwişkeke wî heye. We have a room. – Odeyeke me heye. They have a table. – Maseyeke wan heye. You have a brother. – Birayekî te heye. I have a village. – Gundekî min heye. You have a city.- Bajarekî we/te heye. |
| Malên min hene. – I have houses. Malên te hene. – You have houses. Malên wî hene – He has houses. Malên wê hene. – She has houses. Malên me hene. – We have houses. Malên we hene . – You (pl.) have houses. Malên wan hene – They have houses. |
Bajarên min hene – I have cities. Bajarên the hene. Bajarên wî hene. Bajarên wê hene. Bajarên me hene. Bajarên we hene. Bajarên wan hene. |
How to say?
- I have sisters.
- You have brothers.
- She has books and notebooks.
- He has 2 computers.
- We have many tables and 20 chairs.
| Maleke min tune ye (nîn e) – I don’t have a house Maleke te tune ye – You don’t have a house Maleke wî tune ye – He doesn’t have a house Maleke wê tune ye – She doesn’t have a house Maleke me tune ye – We don’t have a house Maleke we tune ye – You (pl.) don’t have a house Maleke wan tune ye – They don’t have a house |
Bajarekî min tune ye. – I don’t have a city. Bajarekî te tune ye. – You don’t have a city. Bajarekî wî tune ye. – He doesn’t have a city. Bajarekî wê tune ye. – She doesn’t have a city. Bajarekî me tune ye. – We don’t have a city. Bajarekî we tune ye. – You (pl.) don’t have a city. Bajarekî wan tune ye. – They don’t have a city. |
| Zarokên min tune ne (nîn in). – I don’t have kids. Zarokên te tune ne. Zarokên wî tune ne. Zarokên wê tune ne. Zarokên me tune ne. Zarokên we tune ne. Zarokên wan tune ne. |
Cilên min tune ne (nîn in). Çenteyên te tune ne. Birayên wî tune ne. Xwişkên wan tune ne. |
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