The "Set A" Verb 'it smells, is smelly, it has as smell'.

Root verb -sv-

Note!: Although this verb takes Set A prefixes, it really describes a state of being, a state of "having a smell" as in "to smell good, bad, sweet, etc". The transitive form of the verb, to smell it, takes Set B pronouns in an apparently complete reversal of what is usually expected. See:smell it, smell something


Present Tense


ᏥᏒᎦ - tsi-sv-ga - I smell, am smelly

ᎯᏒᎦ - hi-sv-ga - You smell, are smelly

ᎠᏒᎦ - a-sv-ga - He/She/It smells, is smelly

ᎢᏂᏒᎦ - ini-sv-ga - You and I smell, are smelly

ᎣᏍᏗᏒᎦ - osdi-sv-ga - He/She and I smell, are smelly

ᏍᏗᏒᎦ - sdi-sv-ga - You two smell, are smelly

ᎢᏗᏒᎦ - idi-sv-ga - We (including you) smell, are smelly

ᎣᏥᏒᎦ - otsi-sv-ga - We (not including you) smell, are smelly

ᎢᏥᏒᎦ - itsi-sv-ga - You all smell, are smelly

ᎠᏂᏒᎦ - ani-sv-ga - They smell, are smelly



Habitual Present

ᏥᏒᎪᎢ - tsi-sv-goɂi - I smell (good) (usually)

ᎯᏒᎪᎢ - hi-sv-goɂi - You smell (good)

ᎠᏒᎪᎢ - a-sv-goɂi - He/She/It smells (good)

ᎢᏂᏒᎪᎢ - ini-sv-goɂi - You and I smell (good)

ᎣᏍᏗᏒᎪᎢ - osdi-sv-goɂi - He/She and I smell (good)

ᏍᏗᏒᎪᎢ - sdi-sv-goɂi - You two smell (good)

ᎢᏗᏒᎪᎢ - idi-sv-goɂi - We (including you) smell (good)

ᎣᏥᏒᎪᎢ - otsi-sv-goɂi - We (not including you) smell (good)

ᎢᏥᏒᎪᎢ - itsi-sv-goɂi - You all smell (good)

ᎠᏂᏒᎪᎢ - ani-sv-goɂi - They smell (good)


Remote Past

Not applicable for this verb.


Imperative/Immediate


Not applicable for this verb.


Infinitive


ᎠᎩᏒᏍᏗ - agi-sv-sdi - for me to be smelly

ᏣᏒᏍᏗ - tsa-sv-sdi - for you to be smelly

ᎤᏒᏍᏗ - u-sv-sdi - for him/her/it to be smelly

ᎩᏂᏒᏍᏗ - gini-sv-sdi - for you and me to be smelly

ᎣᎩᏂᏒᏍᏗ - ogini-sv-sdi - for him/her and me to be smelly

ᏍᏗᏒᏍᏗ - sdi-sv-sdi - for the two of you to be smelly

ᎢᎩᏒᏍᏗ - igi-sv-sdi - for us (including you) to be smelly

ᎣᎩᏒᏍᏗ - ogi-sv-sdi - for us (not including you) to be smelly

ᎢᏥᏒᏍᏗ - itsi-sv-sdi - for you all to be smelly

ᎤᏂᏒᏍᏗ - uni-sv-sdi - for them to be smelly




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