Tarifit
Etymology
From Proto-Berber *isin (“to know”).
Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⵙⵉⵏ (isin, “to know”), Tashelhit ssn (“to know”), Kabyle issin (“to know”), Northern Saharan Berber ssen (“to know”) (Figuig), Zenaga ässən (“to know”).
Verb
ssen (verbal noun timessna, Tifinagh spelling ⵙⵙⴻⵏ)
- (intransitive) to know, to recognize, to master (a technique, knowledge, a science)
- Yessen amedukkeř inu. ― He knows my friend.
- (intransitive) to understand
- Ɛad war yessin. ― He doesn't understand yet.
- Synonym: fhem
Conjugation
Conjugation of ssen
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aorist
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perfective
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negative perfective
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imperfective
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negative imperfective
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| participle
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yessnen
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yessnen
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yessinen
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itessnen
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itessnen
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| aorist
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m
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ssneɣ
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tessned
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yessen
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nessen
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tessnem
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ssnen
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| f
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tessen
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tessnent
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ssnent
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| perfective
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m
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ssneɣ
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tessned
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yessen
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nessen
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tessnem
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ssnen
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| f
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tessen
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tessnent
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ssnent
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| negative perfective
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m
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ssineɣ
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tessined
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yessin
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nessin
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tessinem
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ssinen
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| f
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tessin
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tessinent
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ssinent
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| imperfective
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m
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tessneɣ
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ttessned
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itessen
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ntessen
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ttessnem
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tessnen
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| f
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ttessen
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ttessnent
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tessnent
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| negative imperfective
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m
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tessneɣ
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ttessned
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itessen
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ntessen
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ttessnem
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tessnen
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| f
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ttessen
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ttessnent
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tessnent
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| aorist imperative
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m
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ssen
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ssnem, ssnet
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| f
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ssnent
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| imperfective imperative
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m
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tessen
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tessnem, tessnet
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tessnent
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Derived terms
- (reciprocal) mřussun (“to know each other”)
- (verbal noun) amřussen (“acquaintance; familiarization”)
- (causative) msussen (“to get to know each other; to get acquainted”)
- (passive) twassen (“to be known; to be renowne”)