Oromo

Etymology

Compare Somali diid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪ́duː/, [ˈd̪ɪ́d̪uː]
  • Syllables - di-duu, Count - 2

Verb

díduu (infinitive)

  1. (intransitive) to decline, refuse

Inflection

Conjugation of diduu
infinitive diduu
Pronoun present future past imperative simple past
I didaan jira nandida dideera haa didu dide
we didaarra ni dida dideerra haa didu dide
you (singular) didaarta ni dida dideetta did dide
you (plural) didaartu ni didu didaniittu didaa didan
she/little didaarti ni didi dideetti haa didu didte
he/it didaara ni dida dideera haa didu dide
they didaaru ni didu didaniiru haa didan didan

References

  • Gamtaa, Xilaahun (2004), Galmee Afaan Oromo fi Afaan Ingilizii Barsiisuu - Comprehensive Oromo-English-Dictionary (COED), New York, USA: Karrayyuu Publishing, →ISBN, page 226
source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diduu