The malagasy present tense
In the negative form, the auxiliary “tsy” is put before the verb (in the active, passive..). Tsy means no, not, without
In the interrogative and interro-negative forms, the interrogative particle “ve” is put before the subject
Affirmative form
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Negative form
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Interrogative form (interro-negative form)
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Mihira izy.
He sings/he is singing
Mihinan-kanina izy
He eats food.
He is eating food.
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Tsy mihira izy.
He doesn’t sing/
He isn’t singing
Tsy mihinan-kanina izy.
He doesn’t eat food.
He isn’t eating food.
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(Tsy) Mihira ve izy?
(doesn’t) Does he sing?
(isn’t) Is he singing?
(Tsy) Mihinan-kanina ve izy?
(Doesn’t) Does he eat food?
(Isn’t) is he eating food?
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Tsy is is in the strong form in the negative form [ ‘tsy miir’iz]
Ve is stressed also: [ miira ve izy?] but not in the interro-negative: [ts' miira v' izy?' ]
Mihinan-kanina is pronounced [Minakan iz] the stress on the complement hanina
stress on tsy and kan, for the negative, [Tsy minakan iz],
on ve for the interrogative: [Minakan ve iz],
on kanina and izy for the interro-negative [Ts' minakan v' izy?]
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The malagasy past and future tenses
M=> N
man, mi, mana, maha, miha=> nan, ni, naha, niha...
THE PAST TENSE
Affirmative form
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Negative form
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Interrogative form (interro-negative form
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Nihira izy.
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Tsy nihira izy.
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(Tsy) Nihira ve izy?.
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Nihinan-kanina izy
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Tsy nihinan-kanina izy
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(Tsy) Nihinan-kanina ve izy?
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M=> H
THE FUTURE TENSE
man, mi, mana, maha, miha=> han, hi, haha, hiha...
Affirmative form
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Negative form
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Interrogative form (interro-negative form
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Hihira izy.
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Tsy hihira izy.
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(Tsy) hihira ve izy?
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Hihinan-kanina izy
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Tsy hihinan-kanina izy
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(Tsy) hihinan-kanina ve izy?
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Alban RAMIANDRISOA RATSIVALAKA, comics DODA sy LEZO.
I Doda sy i Lezo
1-(tapaka) hazo i Doda sy i Lezo omaly.
Lehibe sady vaventy ilay hazo.
I Doda aloha no 2-(tomboka), izay vao 3- (ampy) i Lezo.
Rehefa reraka i Doda dia 4- (ome) an’i Lezo ny famaky.
Dia 5- (tapaka) ny hazo koa i Lezo. Fa tsy 6-(haino) tsara an'i Doda izy.
Ka loza fa diso ambonimbony kokoa no 7- (tapaka) n ’i Lezo ny hazo ka tsy 8- ( zera) ilay izy.
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answers:
1-nanapaka -2-nanomboka-3-nanampy- 4-nomeny 5-nanapaka-6-nihaino-7-nanapahan'-8-nianjera
Translation
Nanapaka hazo i Doda sy i Lezo omaly.
Yesterday, Doda and Lezo cut down a tree.
Lehibe sady vaventy ilay hazo.
It was huge and large.
I Doda aloha no nanomboka, izay vao nanampy i Lezo.
Doda began the cutting, and then Lezo gave a hand.
Rehefa reraka i Doda dia nomeny an’i Lezo ny famaky.
When Doda was tired he gave the axe to Lezo.
Dia nanapaka ny hazo koa i Lezo. Fa tsy nihaino tsara an'i Doda izy.
So Lezo cut down the tree also. But he hadn't listened to Doda's intructions.
Ka loza fa diso ambonimbony kokoa no nanapahan ’i Lezo ny hazo ka tsy nianjera ilay izy.
So unfortunately the two cuts did not meet because he had cut higher on the trunk. Finally the felling of the tree failed.
