The "Set A" verb 'be bathing/swimming'

Root verb -adawo-


Present Tense

ᎦᏓᏬᎠ g-adawo-ɂa - I am bathing/swimming.

ᎭᏓᏬᎠ h-adawo-ɂa you are bathing/swimming.

ᎠᏓᏬᎠ adawo-ɂa he/she/it is bathing/swimming.

ᎢᎾᏓᏬᎠ in-adawo-ɂa the two of us (including you) are bathing/swimming.

ᏍᏓᏓᏬᎠ sd-adawo-ɂa you two are bathing/swimming.

ᎣᏍᏓᏓᏬᎠ osd-adawo-ɂa the two of us (not including you) are bathing/swimming.

ᎢᏓᏓᏬᎠ id-adawo-ɂa we (including you) are all bathing/swimming.

ᎣᏣᏓᏬᎠ ots-adawo-ɂa we (not including you) are all bathing/swimming.

ᎢᏣᏓᏬᎠ its-adawo-ɂa you are all bathing/swimming.

ᎠᎾᏓᏬᎠ an-adawo-ɂa they are bathing/swimming.


Practice Sentences

1. ᏣᎵ ᎠᎹᏱ ᎠᏓᏬᎠ. Tsali amayi adawoɂa.
Tsali is bathing/swimming in the river.

2. ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᎠᎾᏓᏬᎠ. Diniyotli anadawoɂa.
The children are bathing/swimming.

3. ᎲᎦᎢᏴ ᎭᏓᏬᎠ? Hvgaiyv hadawoɂa?
When are you bathing/swimming?

4. ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᎦ ᎠᏧᏣ ᎠᏓᏬᎠ. Analiheliga atsutsa adawoɂa.
They are happy the boy is bathing/swimming.

5. ᏃᏊᎨ ᏍᏓᏓᏬᎠ? Nogwuge sdadawoɂa?
Are we swimming now?


Vocabulary

ᎠᎹᏱ - amayi - in the river, in the water
ᏗᏂᏲᏟ - diniyotli - the children
ᎲᎦᎢᏴ - hvgaiyv - when
ᏃᏊ - nogwu - now
-Ꭸ - -ge - question suffix see:Forming Questions


Habitual Present

ᎦᏓᏬᏍᎪᎢ g-adawo-sgoɂi - I bathe/swim.

ᎭᏓᏬᏍᎪᎢ h-adawo-sgoɂi - you bathe/swim.

ᎠᏓᏬᏍᎪᎢ adawo-sgoɂi - he/she/it bathes/swims.

ᎢᎾᏓᏬᏍᎪᎢ in-adawo-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) bathe/swim.

ᏍᏓᏓᏬᏍᎪᎢ sd-adawo-sgoɂi - you two bathe/swim.

ᎣᏍᏓᏓᏬᏍᎪᎢ osd-adawo-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) bathe/swim.

ᎢᏓᏓᏬᏍᎪᎢ id-adawo-sgoɂi - we (including you) all bathe/swim.

ᎣᏣᏓᏬᏍᎪᎢ ots-adawo-sgoɂi - we (not including you) all bathe/swim.

ᎢᏣᏓᏬᏍᎪᎢ its-adawo-sgoɂi - you all bathe/swim.

ᎠᎾᏓᏬᏍᎪᎢ an-adawo-sgoɂi - they bathe/swim.


Remote Past

*Note: The Remote Past and Infinitive require Set B Pronouns*

ᎠᏆᏓᏬᎥᎢ agw-adawo-ɂvɂi - I bathed/swam.

ᏣᏓᏬᎥᎢ ts-adawo-ɂvɂi - you bathed/swam.

ᎤᏓᏬᎥᎢ udawo-ɂvɂi - he/she/it bathed/swam.

ᎩᎾᏓᏬᎥᎢ gin-adawo-ɂvɂi - the two of us (including you) bathed/swam.

ᏍᏓᏓᏬᎥᎢ sd-adawo-ɂvɂi - you two bathed/swam.

ᎣᎩᎾᏓᏬᎥᎢ ogin-adawo-ɂvɂi - the two of us (not including you) bathed/swam.

ᎢᎦᏓᏬᎥᎢ ig-adawo-ɂvɂi - we (including you) all bathed/swam.

ᎣᎦᏓᏬᎥᎢ og-adawo-ɂvɂi - we (not including you) all bathed/swam.

ᎢᏣᏓᏬᎥᎢ its-adawo-ɂvɂi - you all bathed/swam.

ᎤᎾᏓᏬᎥᎢ un-adawo-ɂvɂi - they bathed/swam.


Imperative/Immediate

ᎭᏓᏬᏣ h-adawo-tsa - Swim!
ᏍᏓᏓᏬᏣ sd-adawo-tsa - Swim! (you two)
ᎢᏣᏓᏬᏣ its-adawo-tsa - All of you swim!
ᎢᏓᏓᏬᏣ id-adawo-tsa - Let's all swim!


Infinitive

ᎠᏆᏓᏬᏍᏗ agw-adawo-sdi - for me to swim/bathe

ᏣᏓᏬᏍᏗ ts-adawo-sdi - for you to swim/bathe

ᎤᏓᏬᏍᏗ u-dawo-sdi - for him/her to swim/bathe

ᎩᎾᏓᏬᏍᏗ gin-adawo-sdi - for the two of us to swim/bathe

ᏍᏓᏓᏬᏍᏗ sd-adawo-sdi - for you two to swim/bathe

ᎣᎩᎾᏓᏬᏍᏗ ogin-adawo-sdi - for him/her and me to swim/bathe

ᎢᎦᏓᏬᏍᏗ ig-adawo-sdi - for all of us to swim/bathe

ᎣᎦᏓᏬᏍᏗ og-adawo-sdi - for us (not you) to swim/bathe

ᎢᏣᏓᏬᏍᏗ its-adawo-sdi - for all of you to swim/bathe

ᎤᎾᏓᏬᏍᏗ un-adawo-sdi - for them to swim/bathe




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