geargat
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *kearkëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkea̯rːkah(t)/
Verb
geargat
- to be on time, to make it on time
Inflection
| Even a-stem, rg-rgg gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | geargat | ||
| 1st sing. present | gearggan | ||
| 1st sing. past | gērgen | ||
| infinitive | geargat | action noun | geargan |
| present participle | geargi | action inessive | geargamin geargame |
| past participle | geargan | action elative | geargamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | geargamiin |
| abessive | gearggakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | gearggan | gērgen | gērgon |
| 2nd singular | gearggat | gērget | geargga |
| 3rd singular | geargá | gearggai | gērgos |
| 1st dual | gērge | gearggaime | geargu |
| 2nd dual | geargabeahtti | gearggaide | geargi |
| 3rd dual | geargaba | gearggaiga | gērgoska |
| 1st plural | geargat | gearggaimet | gērgot geargut |
| 2nd plural | geargabēhtet | gearggaidet | gērget geargit |
| 3rd plural | gērget | gērge | gērgoset |
| connegative | geargga | geargan | geargga |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | gearggašin gearggašedjen | gearggalin gearggaledjen | gearggažan |
| 2nd singular | gearggašit gearggašedjet | gearggalit gearggaledjet | gearggažat |
| 3rd singular | gearggašii | gearggalii | gearggaža gearggaš |
| 1st dual | gearggašeimme | gearggaleimme | gearggažetne |
| 2nd dual | gearggašeidde | gearggaleidde | gearggažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | gearggašeigga | gearggaleigga | gearggažeaba |
| 1st plural | gearggašeimmet | gearggaleimmet | gearggažit gearggažat |
| 2nd plural | gearggašeiddet | gearggaleiddet | gearggažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | gearggaše gearggašedje | gearggale gearggaledje | gearggažit |
| connegative | gearggaše | gearggale | gearggaš |
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