The "Set A" Verb 'listen to him/her'

Verb Root -atvdasd-


Present Tense


ᏥᏯᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ - tsiy-atvdasdi-ha - I am listening to him/her.

ᎯᏯᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ - hiy-atvdasdi-ha - you are listening to him/her.

ᎠᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ - atvdasdi-ha - he/she/it is listening him/her/it.

ᎡᎾᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ - en-atvdasdi-ha - the two of us (including you) are listening to him/her.

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ - esd-atvdasdi-ha - you two are listening to him/her.

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ - osd-atvdasdi-ha - the two of us (not including you) are listening.

ᎡᏓᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ - ed-atvdasdi-ha - we (including you) are all listening to him/her.

ᎣᏣᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ - ots-atvdasdi-ha - we (not including you) are all listening to him/her.

ᎡᏣᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ - ets-atvdasdi-ha - you are all listening to him/her.

ᎠᎾᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ - an-atvdasdi-ha - they are listening to him/her.


Practice Sentences

1. ᎠᎩᏙᏓ ᏥᏯᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ. Agidoda tsiyatvdasda.
I hear (him) my father.

2. ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏍᎪ ᎡᎾᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ? Asgayasg enatvdasda?
Are you two hearing (him) the man?

3. ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ. Dikanogisgi anatvdasda.
They hear (her/him) the singer.

4. ᎠᎨᏯᏍᎪ ᏱᎯᏯᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ? Ageyasg yihiyatvdasda?
Can you hear (her) the woman?

5. ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎪᏣᏛᏓᏍᏗᎭ. ,i>Anisgaya gotsatvdasda.
We are all hearing (them) (some) men.


Vocabulary

ᎠᎩᏙᏓ - agidoda - my father
ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᎩ - dikanogisgi - a singer


Habitual

ᏥᏯᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ - tsiy-atvdasdị-sgoɂi - I listen to him/her.

ᎯᏯᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ - hiy-atvdasdị-sgoɂi - you listen to him/her.

ᎠᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ - atvdasdị-sgoɂi - he/she/it listens to him/her.

ᎡᎾᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ - en-atvdasdị-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) listen to him/her .

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ - esd-atvdasdị-sgoɂi - you two listen to him/her .

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ - osd-atvdasdị-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) listen to him/her .

ᎡᏓᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ - ed-atvdasdị-sgoɂi - we (including you) all listen to him/her .

ᎣᏣᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ - ots-atvdasdị-sgoɂi - we (not including you) all listen to him/her .

ᎡᏣᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ - ets-atvdasdị-sgoɂi - you all listen to him/her .

ᎠᎾᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ - an-atvdasdị-sgoɂi - they listen to him/her .


Past (Completed) Tense

ᏥᏯᏛᏓᏍᏓᏅᎢ - tsiy-atvga-nvɂi - I listened to him/her .

ᎯᏯᏛᏓᏍᏓᏅᎢ - hiy-atvga-nvɂi - you listened to him/her .

ᎤᏛᏓᏍᏓᏅᎢ - utvga-nvɂi - he/she/it listened to him/her .

eᎩᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏅᎢ - en-atvgan-v'i - you and I listened to him/her .

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᏓᏍᏓᏅᎢ - esd-atvgan-v'i - you two listened to him/her .

ᎣᎩᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏅᎢ - osd-atvgan-v'i - she (or he) and I listened to him/her .

ᎢᎦᏛᏓᏍᏓᏅᎢ - es-atvgan-v'i - we (including you) all listened to him/her .

ᎣᎦᏛᏓᏍᏓᏅᎢ - og-atvgan-v'i - we (not including you) all listened to him/her .

ᎢᏣᏛᏓᏍᏓᏅᎢ - ets-atvgan-v'i - you listened to him/her .

ᎤᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏅᎢ - un-atvgan-v'i - they listened to him/her .


Imperative/Immediate Tense

ᎯᏯᏛᎬᎦ - hiy-atvgv-ga - listen to him/her !

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᎬᎦ - esd-atvgv-ga - listen to him/her !(you two)

ᎡᏣᏛᎬᎦ - ets-atvgv-ga - All of you listen to him/her !

ᎡᏓᏛᎬᎦ - ed-atvgv-ga - Let's all listen to him/her !


Infinitive

ᏥᏯᏛᎪᏗ - tsiy-atvg-odi - for me to listen to him/her

ᎯᏯᏛᎪᏗ - hiy-atvg-odi - for you to listen to him/her

ᎤᏛᎪᏗ - u-tvg-odi - for him/her to listen to him/her

ᎩᎾᏛᎪᏗ - gin-atvg-odi - for you and me to listen to him/her

ᏍᏓᏛᎪᏗ - sd-atvg-odi - for you two to listen to him/her

ᎣᎩᎾᏛᎪᏗ - ogin-atvg-odi - for her and me to listen to him/her

ᎢᎦᏛᎪᏗ - ik-tvg-odi - for all of us to listen to him/her

ᎣᎦᏛᎪᏗ - ok-tvg-odi - for us (not you) to listen to him/her

ᎢᏣᏛᎪᎢᏗ - its-atvg-odi - for all of you to listen to him/her .

ᎤᎾᏛᎪᏗ - un-atvg-odi - for them to listen to him/her




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