njáhkat
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ńākëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲaːhkah(t)/
Verb
njáhkat
- to sneak
Inflection
| Even a-stem, hk-g gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | njáhkat | ||
| 1st sing. present | njágan | ||
| 1st sing. past | njáhken | ||
| infinitive | njáhkat | action noun | njáhkan |
| present participle | njáhkki | action inessive | njáhkamin njáhkame |
| past participle | njáhkan | action elative | njáhkamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | njáhkamiin |
| abessive | njágakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | njágan | njáhken | njáhkon |
| 2nd singular | njágat | njáhket | njága |
| 3rd singular | njáhká | njágai | njáhkos |
| 1st dual | njáhke | njágaime | njáhkku |
| 2nd dual | njáhkabeahtti | njágaide | njáhkki |
| 3rd dual | njáhkaba | njágaiga | njáhkoska |
| 1st plural | njáhkat | njágaimet | njáhkot njáhkkut |
| 2nd plural | njáhkabēhtet | njágaidet | njáhket njáhkkit |
| 3rd plural | njáhket | njáhke | njáhkoset |
| connegative | njága | njáhkan | njága |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | njágašin njágašedjen | njágalin njágaledjen | njágažan |
| 2nd singular | njágašit njágašedjet | njágalit njágaledjet | njágažat |
| 3rd singular | njágašii | njágalii | njágaža njágaš |
| 1st dual | njágašeimme | njágaleimme | njágažetne |
| 2nd dual | njágašeidde | njágaleidde | njágažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | njágašeigga | njágaleigga | njágažeaba |
| 1st plural | njágašeimmet | njágaleimmet | njágažit njágažat |
| 2nd plural | njágašeiddet | njágaleiddet | njágažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | njágaše njágašedje | njágale njágaledje | njágažit |
| connegative | njágaše | njágale | njágaš |
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