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82 [eighty-two]

Past tense 2

Past tense 2

82 [heştê û du]

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Did you have to call an ambulance? Di-- t- b---- a-------- k-----? Divê te bangî ambûlansê kiriba? 0 +
Did you have to call the doctor? Di-- t- g--- b----- k-----? Divê te gazî bijîşk kiriba? 0 +
Did you have to call the police? Di-- t- b---- p---- k-----? Divê te bangî polîs kiriba? 0 +
     
Do you have the telephone number? I had it just now. Li g-- w- h------ t------- h---? N--- m-- s----. Li gel we hejmara telefunê heye? Niha min stand. 0 +
Do you have the address? I had it just now. Li g-- w- n------- h---? N--- m-- s----. Li gel we navnîşan heye? Niha min stand. 0 +
Do you have the city map? I had it just now. Li g-- w- p---- b---- h---? N--- m-- s----. Li gel we plana bajêr heye? Niha min stand. 0 +
     
Did he come on time? He could not come on time. Ew d- d--- x-- d- h--? W- n------- d- d--- x-- d- w---. Ew di dema xwe de hat? Wî nikarîbû di dema xwe de were. 0 +
Did he find the way? He could not find the way. Wî r- d--? W- n------- r- b-----. Wî rê dît? Wî nikarîbû rê bidîta. 0 +
Did he understand you? He could not understand me. Wî t- f-- k--? W- n------- m-- f-- b---. Wî te fêm kir? Wî nikarîbû min fêm bike. 0 +
     
Why could you not come on time? Tu j- b- ç- d- d--- x-- d- n-----? Tu ji bo çi di dema xwe de nehatî? 0 +
Why could you not find the way? Te j- b- ç- r- n----? Te ji bo çi rê nedît? 0 +
Why could you not understand him? Te j- b- ç- e- f--- n----? Te ji bo çi ew fehm nekir? 0 +
     
I could not come on time because there were no buses. Mi- n------- d- d--- x-- d- w---- j- b-- k- o----- t--- b-. Min nikarîbû di dema xwe de werim ji ber ku otobus tine bû. 0 +
I could not find the way because I had no city map. Mi- n------- r- b------ j- b-- k- p---- m-- e b---- t--- b-. Min nikarîbû rê bibînim ji ber ku plana min e bajêr tine bû. 0 +
I could not understand him because the music was so loud. Mi- n------- w- f-- b---- j- b-- k- d---- m----- b----- b-. Min nikarîbû wî fêm bikim ji ber ku dengê muzîkê bilind bû. 0 +
     
I had to take a taxi. Di-- m-- t------- b------. Divê min texsiyek bigirta. 0 +
I had to buy a city map. Di-- m-- p---- b---- b-------. Divê min plana bajêr bikiriya. 0 +
I had to switch off the radio. Di---- m-- r---- b------. Diviya min radyo bigirta. 0 +
     

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