-aadaa
Changes Described by Derived Verbs
Yar yahay ‘is small’ contrasts with yaraadaa ‘becomes small’.
How It Works
The reference describes adjective-derived -aadaa verbs as expressing acquisition of a quality. Examples include weynaadaa ‘becomes big’, kululaadaa ‘becomes warm’, and yaraadaa ‘becomes small’. Compare a state, yar yahay, with a change, yaraadaa.
These verbs follow the third conjugation. Their consonant stem ends in -aad and their vowel stem in -aa: yaraadaa serves I/he, while yaraataa serves you singular/she. Compare past yaraaday/yaraatay, infinitive yaraan, and progressive yaraanayaa.
Preserve the adjective’s stem changes. Dhan has the stem dhamm- in dhammaadaa, ‘ends’. Inchoatives describe the changing subject. A causative such as yareeyaa, ‘reduces something’, instead introduces a causer and an affected object. The catalog’s broader wording should not be read as evidence for an unrestricted noun-based -aadaa rule.
Examples (3)
- Geedkii wuu weynaaday.
The tree grew bigger.
The tree develops the quality weyn.
- Cuntadii way kululaatay.
The food became warm.
The feminine subject takes kululaatay.
- Qiimihii wuu yaraaday.
The price decreased.
The verb describes a decrease rather than simply an existing low price.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize class-three consonant and vowel stems before learning adjective-derived change-of-state verbs in -aadaa.
Related Patterns
- waa weyn yahaySimple Descriptive Predicates
Provides a state predicate to contrast with becoming big.
Level 1 - -oobaaBecoming a State
Compares the supported noun-derived inchoative family.
Level 5 - -eeyaaBuilding a Causative with -eeyaa
Contrasts acquiring a quality with causing another participant to acquire it.
Level 5
Practice -aadaa in Bubblegum
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