èssiri
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin sum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛssiɾi/
- Hyphenation: ès‧si‧ri
Verb
èssiri
- to be
Usage notes
- The Future tense in Sicilian has fallen into disuse. There are at least two methods to express the future in Sicilian:
- by using the Presente Indicative, or
- by using the construction aviri a, which is similar to the have to construction in English.
- The Conditional has also fallen into disuse in Sicilian.
- The Present Conditional may be replaced by the Present Indicative or the Imperfect Subjunctive.
- The Past Conditional may be replaced by the Past Perfect Subjunctive.
- See the Wikipedia article on the Sicilian language for more information.
Conjugation
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | èssiri, siri | aviri statu | |||||
past participle | statu | - | |||||
gerund | essennu | avennu statu | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ju | tu | iḍḍu/iḍḍa | nuiautri | vuiautri | iḍḍi | |
present | sugnu | sì | è, esti | semu | siti | sunnu, su' | |
imperfect | era | eri | era | èramu | èravu | èranu | |
preterite | fui | fusti | fu | fomu | fùstivu | foru | |
conditional | fora | fori | fora | fòramu | fòravu | fòranu | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of aviri plus the past participle | |||||
past perfect | Use the imperfect tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
past conditional | Use the conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | ju | tu | iḍḍu/iḍḍa | nuiautri | vuiautri | iḍḍi | |
present | sia | si', fussi | sia | siamu | siati | sianu | |
imperfect | fussi | fussi | fussi | fùssimu | fùssivu | fùssiru | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of aviri plus the past participle | |||||
imperative | - | tu | vossìa | nuiautri | vuiautri | - | |
sì | fussi | semu | siti |