The "A" class verb 'be bathing/swimming' in present tense.

Root verb -adawo-

g-adawo-'a I am bathing/swimming.

h-adawo-'a you are bathing/swimming.

adawo-'a he/she/it is bathing/swimming.

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

sd-adawo-'a you two are bathing/swimming.

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

id-adawo-'a we (including you) are all bathing/swimming.

ots-adawo-'a we (not including you) are all bathing/swimming.

its-adawo-'a you are all bathing/swimming.

an-adawo-'a they are bathing/swimming.


Practice Sentences

1. Tsali amayi adawo'a.
Tsali is bathing/swimming in the river.

2. Dinyotli anadawo'a.
The children are bathing/swimming.

3. Hvgaiyv hadawo'a?
When are you bathing/swimming?

4. Analiheliga atsutsa adawo'a.
They are happy the boy is bathing/swimming.

5. Nogwuge sdadawo'a.
We are all happy now.


Vocabulary

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

Habitual

g-adawo-sgo'i I bathe/swim.

h-adawo-sgo'i you bathe/swim.

adawo-sgo'i he/she/it bathes/swims.

in-adawo-sgo'i the two of us (including you) bathe/swim.

sd-adawo-sgo'i you two bathe/swim.

osd-adawo-sgo'i the two of us (not including you) bathe/swim.

id-adawo-sgo'i we (including you) all bathe/swim.

ots-adawo-sgo'i we (not including you) all bathe/swim.

its-adawo-sgo'i you all bathe/swim.

an-adawo-sgo'i they bathe/swim.

Remote Past

agw-adawo-'v'i I bathed/swam.

ts-adawo-'v'i you bathed/swam.

udawo-'v'i he/she/it bathed/swam.

gin-adawo-'v'i the two of us (including you) bathed/swam.

sd-adawo-'v'i you two bathed/swam.

ogin-adawo-'v'i the two of us (not including you) bathed/swam.

ig-adawo-'v'i we (including you) all bathed/swam.

og-adawo-'v'i we (not including you) all bathed/swam.

its-adawo-'v'i you all bathed/swam.

un-adawo-'v'i they bathed/swam.