The "Set B" Verb 'want it'

Root verb -aduli-


Present Tense

ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ - agw-aduli-ha - I want it.

ᏣᏚᎵᎭ - ts-aduli-ha - you want it.

ᎤᏚᎵᎭ - u-duli-ha - he/she/it wants it.

ᎩᎾᏚᎵᎭ - gin-aduli-ha - the two of us (including you) want it.

ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭ - sd-aduli-ha - you two want it.

ᎣᎩᎾᏚᎵᎭ - ogin-aduli-ha - the two of us (not including you) want it.

ᎢᎦᏚᎵᎭ - ig-aduli-ha - we all (including you) want it.

ᎣᎦᏚᎵᎭ - og-aduli-ha - we all (not including you) want it.

ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭ - its-aduli-ha - you all want it.

ᎤᎾᏚᎵᎭ - un-aduli-ha - they want it.


Practice Sentences

1. ᏓᏆᎴᎷ ᎩᎦᎨᎢ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ - Dagwalelu gigagei agwaduliha.
I want a red car.

2. ᏣᏚᎵᎭᏧ? - Tsadulihatsu?
Do you want it?

3. ᎧᏫ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᎭ. - Kahwi unaduliha.
They want coffee.

4. ᎤᏅᏗ ᎣᎦᏚᎵᎭ. - Unvdi ogaduliha.
We want milk.

5. ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭ. - Aditasdi itsaduliha.
You all want a drink.

6. ᏓᎶᏂᎨᏍᎪ ᎤᏓᏁᏅ ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎭ? - Dalonigesgo udanenv sdaduliha?
Do you two want orange juice?


Vocabulary

ᎩᎦᎨᎢ - gigagei - red
ᎧᏫ - kahwi - coffee
ᎤᏅᏗ - unvdi - milk
ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ - aditasdi - a drink, beverage
ᏓᎶᏂᎨ - dalonige - orange
ᎤᎾᏁᏅ - unanenv - juice



Habitual


ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎰᎢ - agw-aduli-hoɂi - I want it (usually, often, always, etc.)

ᏣᏚᎵᎰᎢ - ts-aduli-hoɂi - you want it.

ᎤᏚᎵᎰᎢ - u-duli-hoɂi - he/she/it wants it.

ᎩᎾᏚᎵᎰᎢ - gin-aduli-hoɂi - the two of us (including you) want it.

ᏍᏓᏚᎵᎰᎢ - sd-aduli-hoɂi - you two want it.

ᎣᎩᎾᏚᎵᎰᎢ - ogin-aduli-hoɂi - the two of us (not including you) want it.

ᎢᎦᏚᎵᎰᎢ - ig-aduli-hoɂi - we all (including you) want it.

ᎣᎦᏚᎵᎰᎢ - og-aduli-hoɂi - we all (not including you) want it.

ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎰᎢ - its-aduli-hoɂi - you all want it.

ᎤᎾᏚᎵᎰᎢ - un-aduli-hoɂi - they want it.


Remote Past

ᎠᏆᏚᎸᎲᎢ - agw-adulv-hvɂi - I wanted it.

ᏣᏚᎸᎲᎢ - ts-adulv-hvɂi - you wanted it.

ᎤᏚᎸᎲᎢ - u-dulv-hvɂi - he/she/it wanted it.

ᎩᎾᏚᎵᎥᎲᎢ - gin-adulv-hvɂi - the two of us (you and I) wanted it.

ᏍᏓᏚᎸᎲᎢ - sd-adulv-hvɂi - you two wanted it.

ᎣᎩᎾᏚᎸᎲᎢ - ogin-adulv-hvɂi - the two of us (she (or he) and I) wanted it.

ᎢᎦᏚᎸᎲᎢ - ig-adulv-hvɂi - we all (including you) wanted it.

ᎣᎦᏚᎸᎲᎢ - og-adulv-hvɂi - we all (not including you) wanted it.

ᎢᏣᏚᎸᎲᎢ - its-adulv-hvɂi - you all wanted it.

ᎤᎾᏚᎸᎲᎢ - un-adulv-hvɂi - they wanted it.



Imperative

ᏣᏚᎳ! - ts-adula! - Want it!
ᏍᏓᏚᎳ! - sd-adula! - Want it! (you two)
ᎢᏣᏚᎳ! - its-adula! - Want it! (all of you)


Infinitive


ᎠᏆᏚᎸᏗ - agw-aduhl-di - for me to want it

ᏣᏚᎸᏗ - ts-aduhl-di - for you to want it

ᎤᏚᎸᏗ - u-duhl-di - for him/her to want it

ᎩᎾᏚᎸᏗ - gin-aduhl-di - for you and me to want it

ᏍᏓᏚᎸᏗ - sd-aduhl-di - for you two to want it

ᎣᎩᎾᏚᎸᏗ - ogin-aduhl-di - for her and me to want it

ᎢᎦᏚᎸᏗ - ig-aduhl-di - for all of us and you to want it

ᎣᎦᏚᎸᏗ - og-aduhl-di - for us (excluding you) to want it

ᎢᏣᏚᎸᏗ - its-aduhl-di - for all of you to want it

ᎤᎾᏚᎸᏗ - un-aduhl-di - for them to want it




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