di

Meaning

1. in
2. Used to mark present tense put before the stem of the verb.

Etymology

Akin to Central Kurdish دە (de), Zazaki de, Persian در. For the second sense compare Zazaki -en (used for the present tense but after the stem) which is a cognate of Northern Kurdish li and English in, probably initially used for present continuous much like Persian می.

Sentences

Hûn di dilê min de ne .

You're in my heart.

Tu di nav dilê min de dijî .

You live inside my heart.

Bihar di dawiyê de li vir e.

Spring is finally here.

Çar jûr di mala me de hene.

There are four rooms in our house.

Hestî di nav cemedê de cemidî man .

The bones remained frozen in the ice.

Di vê malê de çend pisîk hene?

How many cats are there in this house?

Di wan nêrînên te de wenda bûbûm.

I was lost in those views of yours.

Di dawiya hefteyê de bi dilxwazî ders dida zarokên dibistanê.

He volunteered to teach school children on weekends.