‘Afghan Hands’ Dari Grammar Seminar خلاصهَ از دستور زبان دری OCT 14, 2010

Introduction To give fresh Afghan Hands learners an overview of the essential grammatical structures in Dari. It is not a full course on grammar or syntax. It is a good road map if you wish to search more, but all these topics are included in the Afghan Hands. Be patient!

Tips for your success 1.Try to take notes as much as you can. 2.Write the transliteration of the examples in your hand out. 3.Try to retain important information in gray boxes, namely ‘Exceptions in Dari’. 4.Try to learn DARI grammar within the Dari language domain. Some rules may not make sense in English but those are the accepted rules in Dari.

Schedule Thursday, OCT 14 9:00-10:3010 min Break10:40-12:00 Regular classes 12:40 pm.

Part I 1.Nouns ( Proper and Common) 2.Pronouns (Personal and Demonstrative) 3.Adjectives (Degrees) 4.Verbs (Irregular: present, past, future) 5.Adverb ( Time, Place, Quantity, Frequency) 6.Conjunction 7.Interjection ( Surprise, Applause, Regret)

Part II 1.Prepositions ( in, on, at, from, to, under) 2.Tenses 3.Simple Present Tense (conjugation) 4.Simple Past Tense (Past stem conjugated with personal endings) 5.Simple Future Tense ( Past stem of the verb conjugated with personal ending) 6.Present Perfect Tense ( Past stem conjugated with personal endings)