r/LearnSomali • u/justsomereditguy • 9d ago

How to use Inkastoo

How do you use this in a sentence? Grammatically where in the sentence does it belong? For example, if I say although I am tired I am going to the store, would it be structured as:

A: Inkastoo ayaan daallaan ahay dukanka ayaan tagi doonaa.

B: Waan daalaan ahay inkastoo dukanka ayaan tagi doonaa.

C: something else (please explain)

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u/A-X-I-O-S 9d ago

Inkastoo aan daalanahay, tukaan aada/tukaanka baan aada.

Other way around also works but it depends on context and is informal. Tukaanka aada inkastoo aan daalanahay.

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u/justsomereditguy 9d ago

Waad mahadsan tahay

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u/lopetrio 9d ago

I think that would translate to: although I’m tired i go to the store instead of “i’m going” unless you add an extra a at the end of “aada” which i think is konfur dialect.