sáhttit
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *sāttētēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsaːhːtiːh(t)/
Verb
sáhttit
- (auxiliary) to can, to be able, to have the ability
- Mun in sáhte oaidnit du!
- I can't see you!
- to bring, to bring along
- to cause, to bring about
Inflection
| Even i-stem, htt-ht gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sáhttit | ||
| 1st sing. present | sáhtán | ||
| 1st sing. past | sáhtten | ||
| infinitive | sáhttit | action noun | sáhttin |
| present participle | sáhtti | action inessive | sáhttimin sáhttime |
| past participle | sáhttán | action elative | sáhttimis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | sáhttimiin |
| abessive | sáhtẹkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | sáhtán | sáhtten | sáhtton |
| 2nd singular | sáhtát | sáhttet | sáhtẹ |
| 3rd singular | sáhttá | sáhtii | sáhttos |
| 1st dual | sáhtte | sáhtiime | sáhttu |
| 2nd dual | sáhttibeahtti | sáhtiide | sáhtti |
| 3rd dual | sáhttiba | sáhtiiga | sáhttoska |
| 1st plural | sáhttit | sáhtiimet | sáhttot sáhttut |
| 2nd plural | sáhttibēhtet | sáhtiidet | sáhttet sáhttit |
| 3rd plural | sáhttet | sáhtte | sáhttoset |
| connegative | sáhtẹ | sáhttán | sáhtẹ |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | sáhtášin sáhtášedjen | sáhtálin sáhtáledjen | sáhtežan |
| 2nd singular | sáhtášit sáhtášedjet | sáhtálit sáhtáledjet | sáhtežat |
| 3rd singular | sáhtášii | sáhtálii | sáhteža sáhteš |
| 1st dual | sáhtášeimme | sáhtáleimme | sáhtežetne |
| 2nd dual | sáhtášeidde | sáhtáleidde | sáhtežeahppi |
| 3rd dual | sáhtášeigga | sáhtáleigga | sáhtežeaba |
| 1st plural | sáhtášeimmet | sáhtáleimmet | sáhtežit sáhtežat |
| 2nd plural | sáhtášeiddet | sáhtáleiddet | sáhtežēhpet |
| 3rd plural | sáhtáše sáhtášedje | sáhtále sáhtáledje | sáhtežit |
| connegative | sáhtáše | sáhtále | sáhteš |
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