gažahit
Northern Sami
Etymology
From gahčat + -hit.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃahih(t)/
Verb
gažahit
- to ask, to inquire
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gažahit | ||
| 1st sing. present | gažahan | ||
| 1st sing. past | gažahin gažahedjen | ||
| infinitive | gažahit | action noun | gažaheapmi |
| present participle | gažaheaddji | action inessive | gažaheamen gažaheame |
| past participle | gažahan | action elative | gažaheamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | gažahēmiin |
| abessive | gažatkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | gažahan | gažahin gažahedjen | gažahēhkon |
| 2nd singular | gažahat | gažahit gažahedjet | gažat |
| 3rd singular | gažaha | gažahii | gažahēhkos gažahus |
| 1st dual | gažahetne | gažaheimme | gažaheadnu |
| 2nd dual | gažaheahppi | gažaheidde | gažaheahkki |
| 3rd dual | gažaheaba | gažaheigga | gažahēhkoska |
| 1st plural | gažahit gažahat | gažaheimmet | gažahēhkot gažaheatnot |
| 2nd plural | gažahēhpet | gažaheiddet | gažahēhket |
| 3rd plural | gažahit | gažahe gažahedje | gažahēhkoset |
| connegative | gažat | gažahan | gažat |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | gažahivččen | — | gažaheaččan |
| 2nd singular | gažahivččet | — | gažaheaččat |
| 3rd singular | gažahivččii | — | gažaheš gažaheaš gažaheažžá |
| 1st dual | gažahivččiime | — | gažahežže |
| 2nd dual | gažahivččiide | — | gažaheažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | gažahivččiiga | — | gažaheažžaba |
| 1st plural | gažahivččiimet | — | gažaheažžat |
| 2nd plural | gažahivččiidet | — | gažaheažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | gažahivčče | — | gažahežžet |
| connegative | gažahivčče | — | gažaheš gažaheaš gažaheačča |
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland