The "Set A" verb 'hear it'

Root verb -atvgi-


Present

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ᎦᏛᎩᎠ - g-atvgi-ɂa - I am hearing it.

ᎭᏛᎩᎠ - h-atvgi-ɂa - you are hearing it.

ᎠᏛᎩᎠ - atvgi-ɂa - he/she/it is hearing it.

ᎢᎾᏛᎩᎠ - in-atvgi-ɂa - the two of us (including you) are hearing it.

ᏍᏓᏛᎩᎠ - d-atvgi-ɂa - you two are hearing it.

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᎩᎠ - osd-atvgi-ɂa - the two of us (not including you) are hearing it.

ᎢᏓᏛᎩᎠ - id-atvgi-ɂa - we (including you) are all hearing it.

ᎣᏣᏛᎩᎠ - ots-atvgi-ɂa - we (not including you) are all hearing it.

ᎢᏣᏛᎩᎠ - its-atvgi-ɂa - you are all hearing it.

ᎠᎾᏛᎩᎠ - an-atvgi-ɂa - they two are hearing it.


Practice Sentences

1. ᎩᎵ ᎠᏛᎩᎠ ᎠᏧᏣ. - Gili atvgiɂa atsutsa.
    The boy hears (it) a dog.

2. Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎭᏛᎩᎠ? - Do yusdi hatvgiɂa.
    What are you hearing?

3. ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ ᎦᏛᎩᎠ. - Kanogisdi gatvgiɂa.
    I hear a radio.

4. ᏥᏳ ᎠᎾᏛᎩᎠ. - Tsiyu anatvgiɂa.
    They hear an airplane.

5. ᏓᏆᎴᎷᏍᎪ ᏗᎾᏛᎩᎠ? - Dagwalelusg dinatvgiɂa.
    Do you two hear the cars?


Vocabulary

ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ - kanogisdi - a radio
ᏓᏆᎴᎷ - dagwalelu - car
ᏥᏳ - tsiyu - a boat, an airplane


Habitual

ᎦᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - g-atvgi-sgoɂi - I hear it.

ᎭᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - h-atvgi-sgoɂi - you hear it.

ᎠᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - atvgi-sgoɂi - he/she/it hears it.

ᎢᎾᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - in-atvgi-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) hear it.

ᏍᏓᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - sd-atvgi-sgoɂi - you two hear it.

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - osd-atvgi-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) hear it.

ᎢᏓᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - id-atvgi-sgoɂi - we (including you) all hear it.

ᎣᏣᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - ots-atvgi-sgoɂi - we (not including you) all hear it.

ᎢᏣᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - its-atvgi-sgoɂi - you are hear it.

ᎠᎾᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - an-atvgi-sgoɂi - they hear it.


Remote Past

*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B Pronouns*

ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅᎢ - agw-atvg-anvɂi - I heard it.

ᏣᏛᎦᏅᎢ - tsa-tvg-anvɂi - you heard it.

ᎤᏛᎦᏅᎢ - utvg-tvg-anvɂi - he/she/it heard it.

ᎩᎾᏛᎦᏅᎢ - gin-atvg-anvɂi - you and I heard it.

ᏍᏓᏛᎦᏅᎢ - sd-atvg-anvɂi - you two heard it.

ᎣᎩᎾᏛᎦᏅᎢ - ogin-atvg-anvɂi - she (or he) and I heard it.

ᎢᎦᏛᎦᏅᎢ - ig-atvg-anvɂi - we (including you) all heard it.

ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎢ - og-atvg-anvɂi - the two of us (not including you) heard it.

ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎢ - og-atvg-anvɂi - we (not including you) all heard it.

ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅᎢ - its-atvg-anvɂi - you heard it.

ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᎢ - un-atvg-anvɂi - they heard it.


Imperative/Immediate

ᎭᏛᎬᎦ - h-atvgv-ga - Hear it!
ᏍᏓᏛᎬᎦ - sd-atvgv-ga - Hear it! (you two)
ᎢᏣᏛᎬᎦ - its-atvgv-ga - All of you hear it!
ᎢᏓᏛᎬᎦ - id-atvgv-ga - Let's all hear it!


Infinitive

*Note: Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B Pronouns*

ᎠᏆᏛᎪᏗ - agw-atvg-odi - for me to hear it

ᏣᏛᎪᏗ - ts-atvg-odi - for you to hear it

ᎤᏛᎪᏗ - u-tvg-odi - for him/her to hear it

ᎩᎾᏛᎪᏗ - gin-atvg-odi - for you and me to hear it

ᏍᏓᏛᎪᏗ - sd-atvg-odi - for you two to hear it

ᎣᎩᎾᏛᎪᏗ - ogin-atvg-odi - for her and me to hear it

ᎢᎦᏛᎪᏗ - ik-tvg-odi - for all of us to hear it

ᎣᎦᏛᎪᏗ - ok-tvg-odi - for us (not you) to hear it

ᎢᏣᏛᎪᎢᏗ - its-atvg-odi - for all of you to hear it.

ᎤᎾᏛᎪᏗ - un-atvg-odi - for them to hear it





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