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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [heştê]

Adjectives 3

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She has a dog. Kuçi--k- -ê--ey-. K------- w- h---- K-ç-k-k- w- h-y-. ----------------- Kuçikekî wê heye. 0
The dog is big. Kuç-k -e-in--. K---- m---- e- K-ç-k m-z-n e- -------------- Kuçik mezin e. 0
She has a big dog. Ku-i-e-- -ê--î me--- heye. K------- w- y- m---- h---- K-ç-k-k- w- y- m-z-n h-y-. -------------------------- Kuçikekî wê yî mezin heye. 0
She has a house. Ma-e-e -ê hey-. M----- w- h---- M-l-k- w- h-y-. --------------- Maleke wê heye. 0
The house is small. Ma- p--û---. M-- p---- e- M-l p-ç-k e- ------------ Mal piçûk e. 0
She has a small house. Mal-k- ---y--p---k---ye. M----- w- y- p---- h---- M-l-k- w- y- p-ç-k h-y-. ------------------------ Maleke wê ye piçûk heye. 0
He is staying in a hotel. Ew--- ----ek-----d---n-. E- d- o------ d- d------ E- d- o-ê-e-ê d- d-m-n-. ------------------------ Ew di otêlekê de dimîne. 0
The hotel is cheap. Ot-l -rz-n-e. O--- e---- e- O-ê- e-z-n e- ------------- Otêl erzan e. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. Ew -i---êlek- e-z-n-----i-îne. E- d- o------ e---- d- d------ E- d- o-ê-e-e e-z-n d- d-m-n-. ------------------------------ Ew di otêleke erzan de dimîne. 0
He has a car. Ti-i-p--e----î-he-e. T---------- w- h---- T-r-m-ê-e-e w- h-y-. -------------------- Tirimpêleke wî heye. 0
The car is expensive. T-r----- --h- -e. T------- b--- y-- T-r-m-ê- b-h- y-. ----------------- Tirimpêl biha ye. 0
He has an expensive car. Tiri---le-- w-----bi-a--ey-. T---------- w- y- b--- h---- T-r-m-ê-e-e w- y- b-h- h-y-. ---------------------------- Tirimpêleke wî ye biha heye. 0
He reads a novel. Ew----an-kê di-w-ne. E- r------- d------- E- r-m-n-k- d-x-î-e- -------------------- Ew romanekê dixwîne. 0
The novel is boring. R--an--ê-na--i-o- t--- d-k-. R---- b---- m---- t--- d---- R-m-n b-h-a m-r-v t-n- d-k-. ---------------------------- Roman bêhna mirov teng dike. 0
He is reading a boring novel. Ew---ma--kê -ê-nte---e- di--î-e. E- r------- b---------- d------- E- r-m-n-k- b-h-t-n-k-r d-x-î-e- -------------------------------- Ew romanekê bêhntengker dixwîne. 0
She is watching a movie. E- ----------maş- d-ke. E- f------ t----- d---- E- f-l-e-î t-m-ş- d-k-. ----------------------- Ew fîlmekî temaşe dike. 0
The movie is exciting. Fî----i-kel-c-n e. F--- b- k------ e- F-l- b- k-l-c-n e- ------------------ Fîlm bi kelecan e. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. Ew --l---î bi -e--can--e---- -i-e. E- f------ b- k------ t----- d---- E- f-l-e-î b- k-l-c-n t-m-ş- d-k-. ---------------------------------- Ew fîlmekî bi kelecan temaşe dike. 0

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