The "Set B" verb 'buy it' .

Root verb -hwa-

Note: This is an h-Stem verb. For an explanation of h-stem verbsclick here


Present Tense

ᎠᎩᏩᏍᎦ - aki-wa-sga - I am buying it

ᏣᏩᏍᎦ - tsha-wa-sga - You are buying it

ᎤᏩᏍᎦ - u-hwa-sga - He/She/It is buying it

ᎩᏂᏩᏍᎦ - gini-hwa-sga - You and I are buying it

ᎣᏍᏗᏩᏍᎦ - osdi-hwa-sga - He/She and I are buying it

ᏍᏗᏩᏍᎦ - sdi-hwa-sga - You two are buying it

ᎢᎩᏩᏍᎦ - igi-hwa-sga - We (including you) are buying it

ᎣᏥᏩᏍᎦ - otsi-hwa-sga - We (not including you) are buying it

ᎢᏥᏩᏍᎦ - itsi-hwa-ssga - You all are buying it

ᎤᏂᏩᏍᎦ - uni-hwa-sga - They are buying it



Habitual Present

ᎠᎩᏩᏍᎦᎢ - aki-wa-sgoɂi - I buy it

ᏣᏩᏍᎦᎢ - tsha-wa-sgoɂi - You buy it

ᎤᏩᏍᎦᎢ - u-hwa-sgoɂi - He/She/It buys it

ᎩᏂᏩᏍᎦᎢ - gini-hwa-sgoɂi - You and I buy it

ᏍᏗᏩᏍᎦᎢ - sdi-hwa-sgoɂi - He/She and I buy it

ᎣᏍᏗᏩᏍᎦᎢ - osdi-hwa-sgoɂi - You two buy it

ᎢᎩᏩᏍᎦᎢ - igi-hwa-sgoɂi - We (including you) buy it

ᎣᏥᏩᏍᎦᎢ - otsi-hwa-sgoɂi - We (not including you) buy it

ᎢᏥᏩᏍᎦᎢ - itsi-hwa-sgoɂi - You all buy it

ᎤᏂᏩᏍᎦᎢ - uni-hwa-sgoɂi - They buy it


Practice Sentences

ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏣᏩᏍᎪᎢ. Nigohilv osda gohusdi tshawasgoɂi
You always buy good things.

ᏧᏙᏓᏋᏓ ᎧᏫ ᎤᏩᏍᎪᎢ. Tsudodagwvda kahwi uhwasgoɂi.
He buys coffee every day.


Vocabulary

ᏂᎪᎯᎸ nigohilv - always, all the time
ᏧᏙᏓᏋᏓ tsudodagwvda - every day


Remote Past

ᎠᎩᏩᏒᎢ - aki-wa-svɂi - I bought it

ᏣᏩᏒᎢ - tsha-wa-svɂi - You bought it

ᎤᏩᏒᎢ - u-hwa-svɂi - he/she/it bought it

ᎩᏂᏩᏒᎢ - gini-hwa-svɂi - You and I bought it

ᏍᏗᏩᏒᎢ - sdi-hwa-svɂi - You two bought it

ᎣᎩᏂᏩᏒᎢ - ogini-hwa-svɂi - He and I bought it

ᎢᎩᏩᏒᎢ - igi-hwa-svɂi - we (including you) bought it

ᎣᎩᏩᏒᎢ - ogi-hwa-svɂi - we (excluding you) bought it

ᎢᏥᏩᏒᎢ - itsi-hwa-svɂi - you all bought it

ᎤᏂᏩᏒᎢ - uni-hwa-svɂi - They bought it


Practice Sentences

ᏣᏂ ᎢᏤ ᏓᏆᎴᎷ ᎤᏩᏒᎢ. - Tsani itse dagwalelu uhwasvi
Johnny bought a new car.

ᏕᏂ ᎠᏓᎾᏅ ᏭᏪᎾᏒ ᏃᎴ ᎢᎦᏓ ᏧᏪᏥ ᏧᎶᏒᎢ. -Deni adananv wuwenvsv nole igada tsuwetsi tsuhwasvi. -
Danny went to the store and bought some eggs


Vocabulary

ᏓᏆᎴᎷ dagwalelu - car
ᎤᏪᏅᏒ uwenvsv - he/she went
ᎠᏓᎾᏅ adananv - store
ᎢᎦᏓ igada - some
ᎤᏪᏥ, ᏧᏪᏥ uwetsi, tsuwetsi - egg, eggs


Imperative/Immediate

ᏣᏩᎦ - tsha-wa-hi - You, buy it!
ᏍᏗᏩᎯ - sdi-hwa-hi - You two, buy it!
ᎢᏨᏩᎯ - itsi-hwa-hi - You all, buy it!
ᎢᎩᏩᎯ - igi-hwa-hi - Let's buy it!


Infinitive

ᎠᎩᏩᎯᏍᏗ - aki-wa-hisdi - for me to buy it.

ᏣᏩᎯᏍᏗ - tsha-wa-hisdi - for you to buy it.

ᎤᏩᎯᏍᏗ - u-hwa-hisdi - for him/her/it to buy it.

ᎩᏂᏩᎯᏍᏗ - gini-hwa-hisdi - for the two of us (including you) to buy it.

ᏍᏗᏩᎯᏍᏗ - sdi-hwa-hisdi - for you two to buy it.

ᎣᎩᏂᏩᎯᏍᏗ - ogini-hwa-hisdi - for the two of us (not including you ) to buy it.

ᎢᎩᏩᎯᏍᏗ - igi-hwa-hisdi - for all of us (including you) to buy it.

ᎣᎩᏩᎯᏍᏗ - ogi-hwa-hisdi - for all of us (not including you) to buy it.

ᎢᏥᏩᎯᏍᏗ i- tsi-hwa-hisdi - for you all to buy it.

ᎤᏂᏩᎯᏍᏗ - uni-hwa-hisdi - for them to buy it.


Practice Sentences

1. ᎤᏅᏗ ᎤᏩᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᏚᎵ Ꮎ ᎠᎨᏯ - Unvdi uhwahisdi uduli na ageya.
The/that woman wants to buy milk.

2. ᎧᏫᏍᎪ ᎠᎩᏩᎯᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵ? - Kawisg akihwahisdi tsaduli?
Do you want me to buy coffee?

3. ᏓᏆᎴᎷ ᎤᏂᏩᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏚᎵ. - Dagwalelu unihwahisdi unaduli.
They want to buy a car.

4. ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎤᏓᏁᏅ ᏣᏩᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵ. - Adalonige udanenv tsahwahisdi agwaduli.
I want you to buy orange juice.

5. ᏔᎵ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᏙgᏂᏩᎯᏍᏗ ᏙᎩᎾᏚᎵ. - Tali digowelodi doginihwahisdi doginaduli.
The two of us want to buy two pencils.

5. ᎢᏤ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᏍᏗᏩᎯᏍᏗ ᏍᏓᎤᎵ. - Itse galtsode sdihwahisdi sdaduli.
You two want to buy a new house.

6. ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᎩᏩᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵ. - Alisdayvdi akihwahisdi agwaduli.
I want to buy groceries.


Vocabulary

ᎤᏅᏗ - unvdi - milk
ᎤᏓᏁᏅ - udanenv - juice
ᎠᏓᎶᏂᎨ - adalonige - orange
ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ - digohwelodi - pencil (also ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏙᏗ - digohwelodohdi)
ᎢᏤ / ᎠᏤ - itse / atse - new
ᎦᎵᏦᏕ - galtsode - house
ᎠᎵᏍdᏴᏗ - al(i)sday(v)di - food, groceries





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