Like most languages, Konkani has a number of irregular verbs. We have already seen one of them: asonk, to be. Zanno zaunk (to know) and nokllo zaunk (not to know) are two others, which are very commonly used.
Zanno zaunk
| Singular | Plural | |||
| 1st Person | Hanv zannom |
I know | Ami zannonv |
We know |
| 2nd Person | Tum zannoi |
Thou knowest | Tumi zannot |
You know |
| 3rd Person | To zanno, ti zanno, tem zanno |
He/she/it knows | Te zannot, teô zannot, tim zannot |
They know |
Nokllo zaunk
| Singular | Plural | |||
| 1st Person | Hanv nokllom |
I do not know | Ami nokllonv |
We do not know |
| 2nd Person | Tum noklloi |
Thou dost not know | Tumi nokllot |
You don’t know |
| 3rd Person | To nokllo, ti nokllo, tem nokllo |
He/she/it does not know | Te nokllot, teô nokllot, tim nokllot |
They do not know |
Note: Most of the time, in colloquial language, noko
is used instead of nokllo, thus: hanv nokom,
tum nokoi,
etc.