ipmirdit
Northern Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish ymmärtää.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈipmiːrtih(t)/
Verb
ipmirdit
- to understand, to grasp (mentally)
- to understand (what is being said)
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ipmirdit | ||
| 1st sing. present | ipmirdan | ||
| 1st sing. past | ipmirdin ipmirdedjen | ||
| infinitive | ipmirdit | action noun | ipmirdeapmi |
| present participle | ipmirdeaddji | action inessive | ipmirdeamen ipmirdeame |
| past participle | ipmirdan | action elative | ipmirdeamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | ipmirdēmiin |
| abessive | ipmirkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | ipmirdan | ipmirdin ipmirdedjen | ipmirdēhkon |
| 2nd singular | ipmirdat | ipmirdit ipmirdedjet | ipmir |
| 3rd singular | ipmirda | ipmirdii | ipmirdēhkos ipmirdus |
| 1st dual | ipmirdetne | ipmirdeimme | ipmirdeadnu |
| 2nd dual | ipmirdeahppi | ipmirdeidde | ipmirdeahkki |
| 3rd dual | ipmirdeaba | ipmirdeigga | ipmirdēhkoska |
| 1st plural | ipmirdit ipmirdat | ipmirdeimmet | ipmirdēhkot ipmirdeatnot |
| 2nd plural | ipmirdēhpet | ipmirdeiddet | ipmirdēhket |
| 3rd plural | ipmirdit | ipmirde ipmirdedje | ipmirdēhkoset |
| connegative | ipmir | ipmirdan | ipmir |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | ipmirdivččen | — | ipmirdeaččan |
| 2nd singular | ipmirdivččet | — | ipmirdeaččat |
| 3rd singular | ipmirdivččii | — | ipmirdeš ipmirdeaš ipmirdeažžá |
| 1st dual | ipmirdivččiime | — | ipmirdežže |
| 2nd dual | ipmirdivččiide | — | ipmirdeažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | ipmirdivččiiga | — | ipmirdeažžaba |
| 1st plural | ipmirdivččiimet | — | ipmirdeažžat |
| 2nd plural | ipmirdivččiidet | — | ipmirdeažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | ipmirdivčče | — | ipmirdežžet |
| connegative | ipmirdivčče | — | ipmirdeš ipmirdeaš ipmirdeačča |
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