Irregular Verb: To Be Present

Irregular Verb: to be present (jiraachuu)

The verb jiraachuu has a number of ways it can be conjugated, and a number of meanings. This table represents the English verb to be present. It also indicates the presence of something tangible or intangible, such as There is beer in the refrigerator - or - We don't have peace.

Present Tense

Pronoun	Positive	Negative
I am present	Ani nan jira	Ani hinjiradhu
You are present (m/f)	Ati ni jirta	Ati hinjiratu
You are present (pl)	Isin ni jirtu/jirtan	Isin hinjirtan
He is present	Inni ni jira	Inni hinjiratu
She is present	Isheen ni jirti	Isheen hinjiratu
They are present	Isaan ni jiru	Isaan hinjiratan
We are present	Nuti ni jirra	Nuti hinjiranu

Past Tense

Pronoun	Positive	Negative
I was present	Ani jira	Ani hinjiru/ hinturre
You were present (m/f)	Ati jirta	Ati hinjirtu/ hinturre
You were present (pl)	Isin jirtu	Isin hinjirtan / hinturre
He was present	Inni jira	Inni hinjiru/ hinturre
She was present	Isheen jirti	Isheen hinjirtu/ hinturre
They were present	Isaan jiru	Isaan hinjiran / hinturre
We were present	Nuti jirra	Nuti hinjirru/ hinturre

Note hin is the typical prefix for all negative conjugations. Also, the prefix nan or ni is used for present tense sentences, but its use is considered optional. For sentences in the negative/past tense, you can use the conjugation provided; but hinturre is also commonly used for the same meaning (was not/was not present).

If someone asks Where are you? a response could be mana poostan jira, meaning I am at the post office. This form of the verb jiraachuu can describe where someone or something is present or located.

• There is food. - Nyaatni jira.
• Yonaton is not here. - Yonaton hinjiratu.
• She is not at school. - Isheen mana barnoota hinjirtu.
• There are dogs. - Sarootni jiru.
• We were not present at work. - Iddo hojjii hinjirru.