How to Say "Go" in Kurdish - How To Say Guide

چوون

çûn/t͡ʃuːn/

The English verb 'go' is translated into Kurdish as چوون (çûn). Wiktionary also lists ڕۆیشتن (royiştin) and çûn.

Meaning: to move through space (especially from one place to another) (verb)

Ways to say it

Both چوون and ڕۆیشتن mean to move through space from one place to another.

While چوون is the general term for 'to go', ڕۆیشتن is often used more specifically to mean 'to depart' or 'to leave'.

The romanization is çûn and the IPA is /tʃuːn/.

The Kurdish word چوون shares a common ancestor with the Persian word شدن, which now primarily means 'to become'.
Depending on the dialect and region, the romanization çûn uses the letter 'ç', which represents a 'ch' sound that is distinct from the standard 'c' in many other languages.

تۆم توانای چوونە کۆلێژی نەبوو.
Tom wasn't able to go to college.
This sentence shows how to use چوون to describe the ability to go to a place.
Tatoeba #10124174 by Sarchia, translation #6912980 by CK
تۆ ئازادیت لە ڕۆیشتن یان مانەوە.
You are free to go or stay.
This sentence demonstrates the use of ڕۆیشتن in the context of being free to leave.
Tatoeba #10340899 by Sarchia, translation #69244 by CK
نە کاتم ھەیە نە حەز، بۆ چوونە ئەوێ.
I have neither time nor desire to go there.
This sentence uses چوون to express a lack of time or desire to go somewhere.
Tatoeba #9812867 by Sarchia, translation #7948653 by Ergulis
3 more sentences on Tatoeba

Rojda and Soran are discussing their plans for the afternoon.

Sources

Wiktionary, “go” translations and entries چوون, çûn, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries çûn, چوون, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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