njiedjat
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ńiejëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲie̯ɟɟah(t)/
Verb
njiedjat
- to descend down a slope
Inflection
| Even a-stem, dj-j gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | njiedjat | ||
| 1st sing. present | njiejan | ||
| 1st sing. past | njīdjen | ||
| infinitive | njiedjat | action noun | njiedjan |
| present participle | njieddji | action inessive | njiedjamin njiedjame |
| past participle | njiedjan | action elative | njiedjamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | njiedjamiin |
| abessive | njiejakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | njiejan | njīdjen | njīdjon |
| 2nd singular | njiejat | njīdjet | njieja |
| 3rd singular | njiedjá | njiejai | njīdjos |
| 1st dual | njīdje | njiejaime | njieddju |
| 2nd dual | njiedjabeahtti | njiejaide | njieddji |
| 3rd dual | njiedjaba | njiejaiga | njīdjoska |
| 1st plural | njiedjat | njiejaimet | njīdjot njieddjut |
| 2nd plural | njiedjabēhtet | njiejaidet | njīdjet njieddjit |
| 3rd plural | njīdjet | njīdje | njīdjoset |
| connegative | njieja | njiedjan | njieja |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | njiejašin njiejašedjen | njiejalin njiejaledjen | njiejažan |
| 2nd singular | njiejašit njiejašedjet | njiejalit njiejaledjet | njiejažat |
| 3rd singular | njiejašii | njiejalii | njiejaža njiejaš |
| 1st dual | njiejašeimme | njiejaleimme | njiejažetne |
| 2nd dual | njiejašeidde | njiejaleidde | njiejažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | njiejašeigga | njiejaleigga | njiejažeaba |
| 1st plural | njiejašeimmet | njiejaleimmet | njiejažit njiejažat |
| 2nd plural | njiejašeiddet | njiejaleiddet | njiejažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | njiejaše njiejašedje | njiejale njiejaledje | njiejažit |
| connegative | njiejaše | njiejale | njiejaš |
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