Reported Speech
ڤەگوهاستنا رستا راگەهاندنێ
- دێ یاسا خارێ بکارئینی دەمێ رستە ب (ناڤی یان جێناڤی) دەستپێدکەت.
Subject | told me added said |
(that) | past | .......... |
Examples
- He studies English language. (He said ……..)
- He said that he studied English language.
- I listened to the music. (My brother said…)
- My brother said that he had listened to the music.
- I am hungry. (Aree said ………)
- Aree said that he was hungry.
تێبینی
ئەگەر پستی (had) (P.P)نەبیت دێ بو (Reported Speech) (had) بیتە دەبل.
- I had a wonderful time. (Hozan told me……)
- Hozan told me that she had had a wonderful time..
- ڤەگوهاستنارستا فەرمان یان داخازی (Reported (Request or Order))
دێ ئەڤێ یاسایێ بکارئینی دەمێ رستە(base/don't دەستپێدکەت یانژی (You should, You have to, You can)
Subject | asked warned promised advised invited refused |
Object Pronoun | (not)to | base + C |
تێبینی
بتنێ ئەگەر رستێ ب (don't) دەستپێکر دێ (not) بکارئینی
- Avoid smoking. (The doctor warned me……………)
- The doctor warned me to avoid smoking.
- Don’t be late. (She ordered me…………..)
- She ordered me not to be late.
- Don't touch the wire. (My father warned me…………….)
- My father warned me not to touch the wire.
- You should pay your debts. (The manager advised me…….)
- The manager advised me to pay my debts.
- Please, tell me a little about your country. (He asked me…………..)
- He asked me to tell him a little about my country.
- ڤەگوهاستنا پسیارا بەلێ یان نەخێر (Reported Yes/No question )
دێ ئەڤێ یاسایێ بکارئینی دەمێ رستە ب ئێک ژ کارێن هاریکارێن (Do/Be/ Have/ Model Verbs) دەستپێکر.
Subject | asked + (Object Pronoun) wondered inquired wanted to know |
whether/ if | past ...... |
Examples
- Do you speak English? (The teacher asked me……………..)
- The teacher asked me if I spoke English.
- Did you live in London? (She asked him…………)
- She asked him whether I had lived in London.
- Is he a clever student? (He inquired……………….)
- He inquired if he was a clever student
- Were you at school? (The teacher inquired…………)
- The teacher inquired whether I had been at school
- Has he played tennis? (She wondered……………...)
- She wondered if he had played tennis.
- ڤەگوهاستنا پسیارا (Reported Wh. question )
دێ ئەڤێ یاسایێ بکارئینی دەمێ رستە ب ئێک (Wh) دەستپێکر.
Subject | asked + (Object Pronoun) wondered inquired wanted to know |
Wh. | past ...... |
Examples
- Where do you live? (They asked me……………)
- They asked me where I lived.
- Where did they live? (They asked me……………..)
- They asked me where they had lived.
- What was the time? (She wanted to know………….)
- She wanted to know what the time had been.
- Where have you spent your money? (He asked……..)
- He asked where I had spent my money.
- When will we meet again? (She wondered……………….)
- She wondered when they would meet again.