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Oromo Grammar
The Oromo grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Oromo and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
| And: fi | Under: jala / gajjallaa |
| Before: dura | After: booddee / booda |
| Inside: keessa | Outside: ala |
| With: wajjin | But: garuu |
| For: f | From: irraa, ittii |
| To: itti | In: keessa |
Questions and Adverbs
To ask questions, use the following:
| What?: maal? | Who?: eenyu? |
| How?: attamitti? | Why?: maaliif? |
| Where?: eessa? |
Some of the most important time adverbs:
| Never: matuma | Rarely: darbee darbee |
| Sometimes: gaaffii gaaf | Usually: yeroo baayyee |
| Always: yeroo hunda | Very: baayyee |
Most commonly used pronouns in Oromo:
| I: ani | You: ati |
| He: inni | She: isheen |
| We: nuhi | They: isaan |
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
| My: ko / kiyya / tiyya | Your: ke / te |
| His: isaa | Her: ishee |
| Our: keenya / teenya | Their: isaanii |
Grammar in a sentence
Some random verbs to show how it's being used:
| I speak English: ingiliffa nan dubbadha |
| You speak French: afaan faransaayi dubbata |
| He speaks German: afaan jarmanii dubbata |
| She speaks Italian: afaan xaliyaani dubbatti |
| I visited France: biyya faransaayi ndaawwadhe |
| I will drink milk: buna ndhuga |
Some extra grammatical structures:
| I understand you: dubbiin ke naa gala |
| I don't understand you: dubbiin ke naan ngalle |
| I don't speak French: afaan faransaayi hinbeeu |
| This is my house: kun mana kooti |
| That restaurant is far: manni nyaataa sun fagoodha |
| No problem: rakinni hinjiru |
The above Oromo grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Oromo vocabulary to obtain some popular Oromo phrases.
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Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one. |