The "Set B" verb 'fail, be unable'

Root verb -nú:lvhv-


Present Tense

ᎠᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - agi-nulvhv-sga - I am failing to, unable to, can't do it.

ᏣᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - tsa-nulvhv-sga - you are failing to, unable to, can't do it.

ᎤᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ- unulvhv-sga - he/she/it is failing to, unable to, can't do it.

ᎩᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - gini-nulvhv-sga - the two of us (including you) are failing to, unable to, can't do it.

ᏍᏗᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - sdi-nulvhv-sga - you two are failing to, unable to, can't do it.

ᎣᎩᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - ogini-nulvhv-sga - the two of us (not including you) are failing to, unable to, can't do it.

ᎢᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - igi-nulvhv-sga - we all (including you) are failing to, unable to, can't do it.

ᎣᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - ogi-nulvhv-sga - we all (not including you) are failing to, unable to, can't do it.

ᎢᏥᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - itsi-nulvhv-sga - you all are failing to, unable to, can't do it.

ᎤᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - uni-nulvhv-sga - they are failing to, unable to, can't do it.



Habitual

ᎠᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - agi-nulvhv-sgoɂi - I fail to, am unable, can't do it.

ᏣᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - tsa-nulvhv-sgoɂi - you fail to, are unable, can't do it.

ᎤᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - u-nulvhv-sgoɂi - he/she/it fail to, is unable, can't do it.

ᎩᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - gini-nulvhv-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) fail to, are unable, can't do it.

ᏍᏗᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - sdi-nulvhv-sgoɂi - you two fail to, are unable, can't do it.

ᎣᎩᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - ogini-nulvhv-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) fail to, are unable, can't do it.

ᎢᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - igi-nulvhv-sgoɂi - we all (including you) fail to, are unable, can't do it.

ᎣᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - ogi-nulvhv-sgoɂi - we all (not including you) fail to, are unable, can't do it.

ᎢᏥᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - itsi-nulvhv-sgoɂi - you all fail to, are unable, can't do it.

ᎤᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - uni-nulvhv-sgoɂi - they fail to, are unable, can't do it.



Remote Past

ᎠᎩᏄᎸᏅᎢ - agi-nulvh-nvɂi - I failed to, was unable to, couldn't do it.

ᏣᏄᎸᏅᎢ - tsa-nulvh-nvɂi - you failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.

ᎤᏄᎸᏅᎢ - u-nulvh-nvɂi - he/she/it failed to, was unable to, couldn't do it.

ᎩᎩᏄᎸᏅᎢ - gini-nulvh-nvɂi - the two of us (you and I) failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.

ᏍᏗᏄᎸᏅᎢ - sdi-nulvh-nvɂi - you two failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.

ᎣᎩᏂᏄᎸᏅᎢ - ogini-nulvh-nvɂi - the two of us (she (or he) and I) ffailed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.

ᎢᎩᏄᎸᏅᎢ - igi-nulvh-nvɂi - we all (including you) failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.

ᎣᎩᏄᎸᏅᎢ - ogi-nulvh-nvɂi - we all (not including you) failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.

ᎢᏥᏄᎸᏅᎢ - itsi-nulvh-nvɂi - you all failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.

ᎤᏂᏄᎸᏅᎢ - uni-nulvh-nvɂi - they failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.



Imperative/Immediate

ᏣᏄᎸᎲᎦ! - tsa-nulvhv-ga! - Fail!

ᏍᏗᏄᎸᎲᎦ! - sdi-nulvhv-ga! - Fail! (you two)

ᎢᏥᏄᎸᎲᎦ!! - itsi-nulvhv-ga! - Fail! (all of you)



Infinitive

ᎠᎩᏄᎸᏗ - ag-nulv-hdi - for me to fail

ᏣᏄᎸᏗ - tsa-nulv-hdi - for you to fail

ᎤᏄᎸᏗ - u-nulv-hdi - for him/her to fail

ᎩᏂᏄᎸᏗ - gini-nulv-hdi - for you and me to fail

ᏍᏗᏄᎸᏗ - sdi-nulv-hdi - for you two to fail

ᎣᎩᏂᏄᎸᏗ - ogini-nulv-hdi - for her and me to fail

ᎢᎩᏄᎸᏗ - igi-nulv-hdi - for all of us and you to fail

ᎣᎩᏄᎸᏗ - ogi-nulv-hdi - for us (excluding you) to fail

ᎢᏥᏄᎸᏗ - itsi-nulv-hdi - for all of you to fail

ᎤᏂᏄᎸᏗ - uni-nulv-hdi - for them to fail



Practice Sentences

1. ᎤᎵᏬᏨ ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᎤᏄᎸᏅ ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏙᏗ ᏓᏆᎴᎷ. Ulihwotsv anagalisgi unulvhnv uhnigisdohdi dagwalelu.
The dead battery couldn't start the car.


Vocabulary

ᏓᏆᎴᎷ - dagwalelu (dạ²gwạ²le³lu) - car (or wagon)
ᎤᎵᏬᏨ - uliwotsv (u²li²hwo¹tsv⁴ɂi) - dead
ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ - anagalisgi (ạ²na¹ga²li²³sgi) - battery (also: lightening; electrity)
ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏙᏗ - uhnigisdohdi (u²³hnị³gi¹sdoh²di) - for him/it to start it. cf. ᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗᎭ




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