essere

See also: èssere

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esːeˈre/ [ʔɛsːɛˈɾɛ]
• Hyphenation: es‧se‧re

Verb

esseré

1. (transitive) ask
   • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎, Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 5:

     Diggah nanu Ni Rabbow koo inkittosnaah Qibaada dibuk koo caglisna, nanu ni-caagiidah inkih cato koo esserra.

     Our God, with strength we make you whole, only you we give [our] adoration, we as one ask you for help with our affairs.

2. (transitive) visit

Conjugation

Conjugation of essere (type II verb)
		1st singular	2nd singular	3rd singular		1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
				m	f
perfective	V-affirmative	esseréh	essertéh	esseréh	essertéh	esserréh	esserteeníh	essereeníh
	N-affirmative	esseré	esserté	esseré	esserté	esserré	essertén	esserén
	negative	mésserinniyo	mésserinnito	mésserinna	mésserinna	mésserinnino	mésserinniton	mésserinnon
imperfective	V-affirmative	esseráh	essertáh	esseráh	essertáh	esserráh	essertaanáh	esseraanáh
	N-affirmative	esserá	essertá	esserá	essertá	esserrá	essertán	esserán
	negative	méssera	mésserta	méssera	mésserta	mésserra	méssertan	mésseran
prospective	V-affirmative	esseréliyoh esseréyyoh	esserélitoh esseréttoh	esseréleh	esseréleh	esserélinoh esserénnoh	esserélitoonuh esseréttoonuh	esseréloonuh
	N-affirmative	esseréliyo esseréyyo	esserélito esserétto	esseréle	esseréle	esserélino esserénno	esseréliton esserétton	esserélon
conjunctive I	V-affirmative	esséruh	essértuh	esséruh	essértuh	esséruh	essertóonuh	esseróonuh
	N-affirmative	esséru	essértu	esséru	essértu	esséru	essertón	esserón
	negative	esseré wáyuh	esseré wáytuh	esseré wáyuh	esseré wáytuh	esseré wáynuh	esseré waytóonuh	esseré wóonuh
conjunctive II	V-affirmative	esseránkeh	essertánkeh	esseránkeh	essertánkeh	esserránkeh	essertaanánkeh	esseraanánkeh
	N-affirmative	esseránke	essertánke	esseránke	essertánke	esserránke	essertaanánke	esseraanánke
	negative	esseré wáankeh	esseré waytánkeh	esseré wáankeh	esseré waytánkeh	esseré waynánkeh	esseré waytaanánkeh	esseré wáankeh
jussive	affirmative	esséray	essértay	esséray	essértay	esséray	essertóonay	esseróonay
	negative	esseré wáay	esseré wáytay	esseré wáay	esseré wáytay	esseré wáynay	esseré waytóonay	esseré wóonay
past conditional	affirmative	esserinniyóy	esserinnitóy	esserinnáy	esserinnáy	esserinninóy	esserinnitoonúy	esserinnoonúy
	negative	esseré wanniyóy	esseré wannitóy	esseré wannáy	esseré wannáy	esseré wanninóy	esseré wannitoonúy	esseré wanninoonúy
present conditional I	affirmative	esserék	esserték	esserék	esserték	esserrék	esserteeník	essereeník
	negative	esseré wéek	esseré wayték	esseré wéek	esseré wayték	esseré waynék	esseré wayteeník	esseré weeník
		singular	plural			singular	plural
consultative	affirmative	esseróo	esserróo	imperative	affirmative	essér	esséra
	negative	messeróo	messerróo		negative	mésserin	mésserina
-h converb	-i form	-k converb	-in(n)uh converb	-innuk converb	infinitive	indefinite participle
						V-focus	N-focus
essérah	esséri	essérak	esserínnuh	esserínnuk	esseríyya	esserináanih	esserináan
Compound tenses past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké imperfect potential II affirmative imperfective + -m + takké negative esseré + imperfective of wée + -m + takké perfect potential affirmative perfective + -m + takké negative esseré + perfective of wée + -m + takké present conditional II affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék negative esseré + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék perfect conditional affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k irrealis esseré + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “essere”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN