The "Set B" Verb 'have on, be wearing shoes'

Root verb -alasuhl-


Present Tense


ᏓᏆᎳᏑᎳ - dagw-alasuhl-a - I am wearing shoes.

ᏕᏣᎳᏑᎳ - dets-alasuhl-a - you are wearing shoes.

ᏚᎳᏑᎳ - du-lasuhl-a - he/she/it is wearing shoes.

ᏕᎩᎾᎳᏑᎳ - degin-alasuhl-a - the two of us (including you) are wearing shoes.

ᏕᏍᏓᎳᏑᎳ - desd-alasuhl-a - you two are wearing shoes.

ᏙᎩᎾᎳᏑᎳ - dogin-alasuhl-a - the two of us (not including you) are wearing shoes.

ᏕᎦᎳᏑᎳ - deg-alasuhl-a - we all (including you) are wearing shoes.

ᏙᎦᎳᏑᎳ - dog-alasuhl-a - we all (not including you) are wearing shoes.

ᏕᏣᎳᏑᎳ - dets-alasuhl-a - you all are wearing shoes.

ᏚᎾᎳᏑᎳ - dun-alasuhl-a - they are wearing shoes.



Habitual

ᏓᏆᎳᏑᎶᎢ - dagw-alasuhl-oɂi - I wear shoes.

ᏕᏣᎳᏑᎶᎢ - dets-alasuhl-oɂi - you wear shoes.

ᏚᎳᏑᎶᎢ - du-lasuhl-oɂi - he/she/it wears shoes.

ᏕᎩᎾᎳᏑᎶᎢ - degin-alasuhl-oɂi - the two of us (including you) wear shoes.

ᏕᏍᏓᎳᏑᎶᎢ - desd-alasuhl-oɂi - you two are wear shoes.

ᏙᎩᎾᎳᏑᎶᎢ - dogin-alasuhl-oɂi - the two of us (not including you) wear shoes.

ᏕᎦᎳᏑᎶᎢ - deg-alasuhl-oɂi - we all (including you) wear shoes.

ᏙᎦᎳᏑᎶᎢ - dog-alasuhl-oɂi - we all (not including you) wear shoes.

ᏕᏣᎳᏑᎶᎢ - dets-alasuhl-oɂi - you all wear shoes.

ᏚᎾᎳᏑᎶᎢ - dun-alasuhl-oɂi - they wear shoes.


Remote Past

ᏓᏆᎳᏑᎸᎢ - dagw-alasuhl-vɂi - I wore shoes.

ᏕᏣᎳᏑᎸᎢ - dets-alasuhl-vɂi - you wore shoes.

ᏚᎳᏑᎸᎢ - du-lasuhl-vɂi - he/she/it wore shoes.

ᏕᎩᎾᎳᏑᎸᎢ - degin-alasuhl-vɂi - the two of us (including you) wore shoes.

ᏕᏍᏓᎳᏑᎸᎢ - desd-alasuhl-vɂi - you two wore shoes.

ᏙᎩᎾᎳᏑᎸᎢ - dogin-alasuhl-vɂi - the two of us (not including you) wore shoes.

ᏕᎦᎳᏑᎸᎢ - deg-alasuhl-vɂi - we all (including you) wore shoes.

ᏙᎪᎳᏑᎸᎢ - dog-alasuhl-vɂi - we all (not including you) wore shoes.

ᏕᏣᎳᏑᎸᎢ - dets-alasuhl-vɂi - you all wore shoes.

ᏚᎾᎳᏑᎸᎢ - dun-alasuhl-vɂi - they wore shoes.


Imperative/Immediate

Note: For Complexed verbs requiring the distributive prefix /de-/, all occurrences of /de-/ change to /di-/ in the Imperative/Immediate and the Infinitive. Additionally, in the Infinitive form of these verbs, there is a change in the 3rd person singular and plural from /d-/ to /ts-/ before the vowels /o/ and /u/.

ᏗᏣᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ! - dits-alasuhl-esdi! - Wear shoes!
ᏗᏍᏓᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ! - disd-alasuhl-esdi! - You two, wear shoes!
ᏗᏣᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ! - dits-alasuhl-esdi! - All of you, wear shoes!
ᏗᎦᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ! - dig-alasuhl-esdi! - Let's all wear shoes!


Infinitive

ᏓᏆᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ - dagw-alasuhl-esdi - (for) me to wear shoes.

ᏗᏣᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ - dits-alasuhl-esdi - (for) you to wear shoes.

ᏧᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ - tsu-lasuhl-esdi - (for) him/her to wear shoes.

ᏗᎩᎾᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ - digin-alasuhl-esdi - (for) the two of us (including you) to wear shoes.

ᏗᏍᏓᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ - disd-alasuhl-esdi - (for) you two to wear shoes.

ᏦᎩᎾᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ - tsogin-alasuhl-esdi - (for) the two of us (not including you) to wear shoes.

ᏗᎦᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ - dig-alasuhl-esdi - (for) all of us (including you) to wear shoes.

ᏦᎦᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ - tsog-alasuhl-esdi - (for) all of us (not including you) to wear shoes.

ᏗᏣᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ - dits-alasuhl-esdi - (for) you all to wear shoes.

ᏧᎾᎳᏑᎴᏍᏗ - dun-alasuhl-esdi ( - for) them to wear shoes.




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