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Goorma ayaad imaaneysaa?

When are you coming?

GOOR-ma a-YAAD i-maa-ney-SAA
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Meaning

Goorma ayaad imaaneysaa? means when are you coming?. Goorma means when (goor is time and -ma makes it a question), ayaad is the focus marker ayaa plus aad (you), and imaaneysaa means you are coming. So the question is when are you coming? Answer with a time plus ayaan (I) and the verb, or simply with the time: Berri (tomorrow), Saddexda (at three). The verb is also written imanaysaa; both spellings are common.

In conversation

Goorma ayaad imaaneysaa? — Berri subax.When are you coming? — Tomorrow morning.
Goorma ayaad imaaneysaa? — Saddexda ayaan imaanayaa.When are you coming? — I am coming at three.

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