The verb 'to fish' in infinitive form.

Root verb -asu-

ᎠᏆᏑᏗ agw-asu-di I - to fish.

ᏣᏑᏗ ts-asu-di you - to fish.

ᎤᏑᏗ usu-di he/she/it - to fish.

ᎩᎾᏑᏗ gin-asu-di the two of us (including you) - to fish.

ᏍᏓᏑᏗ sd-asu-di you two - to fish.

ᎣᎩᎾᏑᏗ ogin-asu-di the two of us (not including you ) - to fish.

ᎢᎦᏑᏗ ig-asu-di we all (including you) - to fish.

ᎣᎦᏑᏗ og-asu-di we all (not including you) - to fish.

ᎢᏣᏚᏗ its-asu-di you all - to fish.

ᎤᎾᏑᏗ un-asu-di they - to fish.


Practice Sentences

1. ᎠᏆᏑᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵ Agwasudi agwaduli.
I want to fish.

2. ᏣᏚᏗ ᏣᏚᎢ? Tsasudi tsaduli?
Do you want to fish?

3. ᎤᏑᏗ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏰᎸ. Usudi osd uyelv.
S/he likes to fish.

4. ᎤᎾᏑᏗ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏳᎾᏚᎵᎭ Unasudi gesdi yunaduliha.
They don't want to fish.

5. ᎤᎾᏚᏗ ᎤᏲᎢ ᎤᏂᏰᎸ. Unasudi uyoi uniyelv.
They don't like to fish.

5. ᎦᏨ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏑᏗ Gatsv osd usudi?
Where is a good (place) to fish?


Vocabulary

ᎣᏍᏓ ᎤᏰᎸ - osd uyelv - s/he likes
ᎤᏲ ᎤᏰᎸ - uyo uyelv - s/he doesn't like

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