told Another example: "deda" means "see," and "dee" Kurdish (Deed or dee) is the root verb. So: omdee = I saw, Kurdish () otdee= you saw, Kurdish (tu-te dee).... To create a simple present or continued present tense of a passive verb, here's another example: agota'em (a+got+aem):I am telling... agota'esh (a+got+aesh): You are telling... agotay (a+got+ay): He is telling... agota'am (a+got+a'am): We are telling... agotay (a+got+ay): You (pl) are telling... agota'en (a+got+a'en): They are telling... For the verb "see" ("deda"): adead'em, adeda'esh, adeaday,... References Southwestern Iranian languages Languages of Iran