veadjit
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *veajētēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvea̯ɟɟiːh(t)/
Verb
veadjit
- to be able to
- to manage
Inflection
| Even i-stem, dj-j gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | veadjit | ||
| 1st sing. present | veaján | ||
| 1st sing. past | vēdjen | ||
| infinitive | veadjit | action noun | veadjin |
| present participle | veaddji | action inessive | veadjimin veadjime |
| past participle | veadján | action elative | veadjimis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | veadjimiin |
| abessive | veajẹkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | veaján | vēdjen | vēdjon |
| 2nd singular | veaját | vēdjet | veajẹ |
| 3rd singular | veadjá | vējii | vēdjos |
| 1st dual | vēdje | vējiime | veaddju |
| 2nd dual | veadjibeahtti | vējiide | veaddji |
| 3rd dual | veadjiba | vējiiga | vēdjoska |
| 1st plural | veadjit | vējiimet | vēdjot veaddjut |
| 2nd plural | veadjibēhtet | vējiidet | vēdjet veaddjit |
| 3rd plural | vēdjet | vēdje | vēdjoset |
| connegative | veajẹ | veadján | veajẹ |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | veajášin veajášedjen | veajálin veajáledjen | vēježan |
| 2nd singular | veajášit veajášedjet | veajálit veajáledjet | vēježat |
| 3rd singular | veajášii | veajálii | vēježa vēješ |
| 1st dual | veajášeimme | veajáleimme | vēježetne |
| 2nd dual | veajášeidde | veajáleidde | vēježeahppi |
| 3rd dual | veajášeigga | veajáleigga | vēježeaba |
| 1st plural | veajášeimmet | veajáleimmet | vēježit vēježat |
| 2nd plural | veajášeiddet | veajáleiddet | vēježēhpet |
| 3rd plural | veajáše veajášedje | veajále veajáledje | vēježit |
| connegative | veajáše | veajále | vēješ |
Derived terms
- veadju
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