The "Set A" Verb 'thinking about, planning to, (scheming)'

Root verb -adahnte-


Present Tense

ᎦᏓᎾᏖᎭ - g-adahnte-ha - I am thinking about, planning to.

ᎭᏓᎾᏖᎭ - h-adahnte-ha - you are thinking about, planning to

ᎠᏓᎾᏖᎭ - adahnte-ha - he/she/it is thinking about, planning to.

ᎢᎾᏓᎾᏖᎭ - in-adahnte-ha - the two of us (including you) are thinking about, planning to.

ᏍᏓᏓᎾᏖᎭ - sd-adahnte-ha - you two are thinking about, planning to.

ᎣᏍᏓᏓᎾᏖᎭ - osd-adahnte-ha - the two of us (not including you) are thinking about, planning to.

ᎢᏓᏓᎾᏖᎭ - id-adahnte-ha - we (including you) are all thinking about, planning to.

ᎣᏣᏓᎾᏖᎭ - ots-adahnte-ha - we (not including you) are all thinking about, planning to.

ᎢᏣᏓᎾᏖᎭ - its-adahnte-ha - you are all thinking about, planning to.

ᎠᎾᏓᎾᏖᎭ - an-adahnte-ha - they are thinking about, planning to.



Practice Sentences

1. ᎠᏓᎾᏖᎭ ᏃᏊ. adahnteha nogwo.
S/He is thinking about it now.

2. Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᏓᎾᏖᎭ? Do (yusdi) sdadahnteha?
What are you two planning?

3. Ꮩ ᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏓᎾᏖᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏂᏧᏣ? Do (yusdi) anadahnteha anitsutsa?
What are those boys scheming?


Habitual Tense

ᎦᏓᎾᏖᏍᎪᎢ - g-adahnte-sgoɂi - I (usually, often) think about, plan to.

ᎭᏓᎾᏖᏍᎪᎢ - h-adahnte-sgoɂi - you think about, plan to.

ᎠᏓᎾᏖᏍᎪᎢ - adahnte-sgoɂi - he/she/it thinks about, plan to.

ᎢᎾᏓᎾᏖᏍᎪᎢ - in-adahnte-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) think about, plan to.

ᏍᏓᏓᎾᏖᏍᎪᎢ - sd-adahnte-sgoɂi - you two think about, plan to.

ᎣᏍᏓᏓᎾᏖᏍᎪᎢ - osd-adahnte-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) think about, plan to

ᎢᏓᏓᎾᏖᏍᎪᎢ - id-adahnte-sgoɂi - we (including you) think about, plan to

ᎣᏣᏓᎾᏖᏍᎪᎢ - ots-adahnte-sgoɂi - we (not including you) all think about, plan to

ᎢᏣᏓᎾᏖᏍᎪᎢ - its-adahnte-sgoɂi - you all think about, plan to

ᎠᎾᏓᎾᏖᏍᎪᎢ - an-adahnte-sgoɂi - they think about, plan to



Remote Past

ᎠᏆᏓᎾᏖᎸᎢ - agw-adahnte-hlvɂi - I planned to.

ᏣᏓᎾᏖᎸᎢ - ts-adahnte-hlvɂi - you planned to.

ᎤᏓᎾᏖᎸᎢ - udvne-hlvɂi - he/she/it planned to.

ᎩᎾᏓᎾᏖᎸᎢ - gin-adahnte-hlvɂi - the two of us (including you) planned to.

ᏍᏓᏓᎾᏖᎸᎢ - sd-adahnte-hlvɂi - you two planned to.

ᎣᎩᎾᏓᎾᏖᎸᎢ - ogin-adahnte-hlvɂi - the two of us (not including you) planned to.

ᎢᎦᏓᎾᏖᎸᎢ - ig-adahnte-hlvɂi - we (including you) are planned to.

ᎣᎦᏓᎾᏖᎸᎢ - og-adahnte-hlvɂi - we (not including you) all planned to.

ᎢᏣᏓᎾᏖᎸᎢ - its-adahnte-hlvɂi - you all planned to.

ᎤᎾᏓᎾᏖᎸᎢ - un-adahnte-hlvɂi - they planned to.



Imperative

ᎭᏓᏅᏛᎵ! - h-adatv-li! - (you sg.) Think about it!

ᏍᏓᏓᏅᏛᎵ! - sd-datv-li! - (you two) think about it!

ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏛᎵ! - its-datv-li! - (you plural) think about it!

ᎢᎦᏓᏅᏛᎵ! - ig-adatv-li! - Let's think about it! (all of us)


Infinitive

ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏖᏗ - agw-adahnte-di - for me to plan

ᏣᏓᏅᏖᏗ - ts-adahnte-di - for you (sg.) to plan

ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ - u-dahnteh-di - for her/him to plan

ᎩᎾᏓᏅᏖᏗ - gin-adahnte-di - for you two to plan

ᎣᎩᏓᏅᏖᏗ - ogin-adahnte-di - for us two (me and someone else, not including you) to plan

ᎢᎦᏓᏅᏖᏗ - ig-adahnte-di - for all of us to plan

ᎣᎦᏓᏅᏖᏗ - og-adahnte-di - for us (not you) to plan

ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏖᏗ - its-adahnte-di - for you all to plan

ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏖᏗ - un-adahnte-di - for them to plan



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