Week 7 Emphatic Form Of Verb

Question 1

When is the emphatic form used?

Answer 1

In questions and negatives. Also, to give emphasis to a statement when the verb is put before the info to be emphasised i.e mama inne Kolemba

Question 2

I live in Colombo (no special emphasis)

Answer 2

Mama kolamba inneva

Question 3

I live in Colombo (colombo emphasised)

Answer 3

Mama inne Kolemba

Question 4

I’m going to Kandy today (no emphasis)

Answer 4

Mama ade Nuwara yaneva

Question 5

Im going to KANDY today (not another place)

Answer 5

Mama ade yanne Nuwara

Question 6

I’m going to Kandy TODAY (not tomorrow)

Answer 6

Mama Nuwara yanne ade

Question 7

I’m going to Kandy (I’m the one who is going)

Answer 7

Ade Nuwara yanne mama

Question 8

I work in CIS

Answer 8

Mama voeda karanne CIS-eke

Question 9

I’m now in Borella

Answer 9

Mama doen inne Borella

Question 10

In Sinhala it’s called “aliya”

Answer 10

Singhaleng kiyanne “aliya”

Question 11

We used to live in Galle

Answer 11

Api issara hiTiye Galle

Question 12

She studied in America

Answer 12

Eya igena gatte oemerikave

Question 13

I was born in 1985

Answer 13

Mama ipadune 1985

Question 14

Oya inne koheda?

Answer 14

Mama inne Kolamba

Question 15

Oya voeda karanne koheda?

Answer 15

Mama voeda karanne nae.

Question 16

Oya ipadune koheda?

Answer 16

Mama ipadune Liverpool

Question 17

Oya ipadune kavadada?

Answer 17

Mama ipadune 1971

Question 18

Oya igena gatte koheda?

Answer 18

Mama igena gatte Liverpool