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85 [eighty-five]

Questions – Past tense 1

Questions – Past tense 1

85 [heştê û pênc]

Questions – Past tense 1

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How much did you drink? W- çi--s-v--wa-? W- ç---- v------ W- ç-q-s v-x-a-? ---------------- We çiqas vexwar? 0
How much did you work? H---ç--as-xebitîn? H-- ç---- x------- H-n ç-q-s x-b-t-n- ------------------ Hûn çiqas xebitîn? 0
How much did you write? We --qas--ivî--? W- ç---- n------ W- ç-q-s n-v-s-? ---------------- We çiqas nivîsî? 0
How did you sleep? Hûn çawa-rak---n. H-- ç--- r------- H-n ç-w- r-k-t-n- ----------------- Hûn çawa raketin. 0
How did you pass the exam? We --mû--ça-a-d-? W- e---- ç--- d-- W- e-m-n ç-w- d-? ----------------- We ezmûn çawa da? 0
How did you find the way? We -awa r- d--? W- ç--- r- d--- W- ç-w- r- d-t- --------------- We çawa rê dît? 0
Who did you speak to? H---bi k-/- -e-a-i---? H-- b- k--- r- a------ H-n b- k-/- r- a-i-î-? ---------------------- Hûn bi kî/ê re axivîn? 0
With whom did you make an appointment? W--b--k--- r----n-e-û ---hev? W- b- k--- r- r------ d- h--- W- b- k-/- r- r-n-e-û d- h-v- ----------------------------- We bi kî/ê re randevû da hev? 0
With whom did you celebrate your birthday? W---i k-/- re ro-b-n--î-oz -i-? W- b- k--- r- r----- p---- k--- W- b- k-/- r- r-j-û- p-r-z k-r- ------------------------------- We bi kî/ê re rojbûn pîroz kir? 0
Where were you? Hûn -i--û----? H-- l- k- b--- H-n l- k- b-n- -------------- Hûn li kû bûn? 0
Where did you live? H-n l---------ştin? H-- l- k- r-------- H-n l- k- r-n-ş-i-? ------------------- Hûn li kû rûniştin? 0
Where did you work? Hû- -- -û xe--tî-? H-- l- k- x------- H-n l- k- x-b-t-n- ------------------ Hûn li kû xebitîn? 0
What did you suggest? We çi --ş----- --r? W- ç- p------- k--- W- ç- p-ş-i-a- k-r- ------------------- We çi pêşniyar kir? 0
What did you eat? We-çi-x---? W- ç- x---- W- ç- x-a-? ----------- We çi xwar? 0
What did you come to know? H-- çi fê----n? H-- ç- f-- b--- H-n ç- f-r b-n- --------------- Hûn çi fêr bûn? 0
How fast did you drive? Hûn----asî---lez çûn? H-- ç----- b---- ç--- H-n ç-q-s- b-l-z ç-n- --------------------- Hûn çiqasî bilez çûn? 0
How long did you fly? H----i------i-i--n? H-- ç----- f------- H-n ç-q-s- f-r-y-n- ------------------- Hûn çiqasî firiyan? 0
How high did you jump? We-x-e -iq-s- j- jor -e av--? W- x-- ç----- j- j-- d- a---- W- x-e ç-q-s- j- j-r d- a-ê-? ----------------------------- We xwe çiqasî ji jor de avêt? 0

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