The "Set A" verb 'hear someone'
using Animate Object Pronouns

Verb Root -atvgi-


Present Tense

ᏥᏯᏛᎩᎠ - tsiy-atvgi-ɂa - I am hearing him/her.

ᎯᏯᏛᎩᎠ - hiy-atvgi-ɂa - you are hearing someone.

ᎠᏛᎩᎠ - a-tvgi-ɂa - he/she/it is hearing him/her/it. (*)

ᎡᎾᏛᎩᎠ - en-atvgi-ɂa - the two of us (including you) are hearing her/him.

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᎩᎠ - esd-atvgi-ɂa - you two are hearing someone.

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᎩᎠ - osd-atvgi-ɂa - the two of us (not including you) are hearing someone.

ᎡᏓᏛᎩᎠ - ed-atvgi-ɂa - we (including you) are all hearing someone.

ᎣᏣᏛᎩᎠ - ots-atvgi-ɂa - we (not including you) are all hearing someone.

ᎡᏣᏛᎩᎠ - ets-atvgi-ɂa - you are all hearing someone.

ᎠᎾᏛᎩᎠ - an-atvgi-ɂa - they are hearing someone. (*)


Practice Sentences

1. ᎠᎩᏙᏓ ᏥᏯᏛᎩᎠ. Agidoda tsiyatvgiɂa.
    I hear (him) my father.

2. ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏍᎪ ᎡᎾᏛᎩᎠ? Asgayasg enatvgiɂa ?
    Are you two hearing (him) the man?

3. ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᏛᎩᎠ. Dikanogisgi anatvgiɂa .
    They hear (her/him) the singer.

4. ᎠᎨᏯᏍᎪ ᏱᎯᏯᏛᎩᎠ? Ageyasg yihiyatvgiɂa ?
    Can you hear (her) the woman?

5. ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎪᏣᏛᎩᎠ. ,Anisgaya gotsatvgiɂa .
    We are all hearing (some) men.


Vocabulary

ᎠᎩᏙᏓ - agidoda - my father
ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᎩ - dikanogisgi - a singer


Habitual

ᏥᏯᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - tsiy-atvgi-sgoɂi - I hear him/her.

ᎯᏯᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - hiy-atvgi-sgoɂi - you hearhim/her.

ᎠᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - atvgi-sgoɂi - he/she/it hearshim/her. (*)

ᏒᎾᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - en-atvgi-sgoɂi - the two of us (you & I) hear him/her.

ᏒᏍᏓᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - esd-atvgi-sgoɂi - you two hear him/her.

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - osd-atvgi-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) hear him/her.

ᏒᏓᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - ed-atvgi-sgoɂi - we (including you) all hear him/her.

ᎣᏣᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - ots-atvgi-sgoɂi - we (not including you) all hear him/her.

ᏒᏣᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - ets-atvgi-sgoɂi - you all hear him/her.

ᎠᎾᏛᎩᏍᎪᎢ - an-atvgi-sgoɂi - they hear him/her. (*)


Past (Perfect) Tense

ᏥᏯᏛᎦᏅᎢ - tsiy-atvga-nvɂi - I heard him/her.

ᎯᏯᏛᎦᏅᎢ - hiy-atvga-nvɂi - you heard him/her.

ᎤᏛᎦᏅᎢ - utvga-nvɂi - he/she/it heard him/her. (*)

ᎡᎾᏛᎦᏅᎢ - en-atvga-nvɂi - you and I heard him/her.

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᎦᏅᎢ - esd-atvga-nvɂi - you two heard him/her.

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᎦᏅᎢ - ost-atvga-nvɂi - she (or he) and I heard him/her.

ᎡᏓᏛᎦᏅᎢ - ed-atvga-nvɂi - we (including you) all heard him/her.

ᎣᏣᏛᎦᏅᎢ - ots-atvga-nvɂi - we (not including you; they & I) heard him/her . (*)

ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎢ - og-atvga-nvɂi - we (not including you) all heard him/her.

ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅᎢ - ets-atvga-nvɂi - you heard him/her.

ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᎢ - un-atvga-nvɂi - they heard him/her. (*)


Imperative/Immediate Tense

ᎯᏯᏛᎬᎦ - hiy-atvgv-ga - Hear him/her!

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᎬᎦ - esd-atvgv-ga - Hear him/her !(you two)

ᎡᏣᏛᎬᎦ - ets-atvgv-ga - All of you hear him/her!

ᎡᏓᏛᎬᎦ - ed-atvgv-ga - Let's all hear him/her!


Infinitive

ᏥᏯᏛᎪᏗ - tsiy-atvg-odi - for me to hear him/her.

ᎯᏯᏛᎪᏗ - hiy-atvg-odi - for you to hear him/her.

ᎤᏛᎪᏗ - u-tvg-odi - for him/her to hear him/her. (*)

ᎡᎾᏛᎪᏗ - en-atvg-odi - for you and me to hear him/her.

ᎡᏍᏓᏛᎪᏗ - esd-atvg-odi - for you two to hear him/her.

ᎣᏍᏓᏛᎪᏗ - osd-atvg-odi - for her and me to hear him/her.

ᎡᏓᏛᎪᏗ - ed-atvg-odi - for all of us to hear him/her.

ᎣᏣᏛᎪᏗ - ots-atvg-odi - for us (not you) to hear him/her.

ᎢᏣᏛᎪᎢᏗ - its-atvg-odi - for all of you to hear him/her.

ᎤᎾᏛᎪᏗ - un-atvg-odi - for them to hear him/her. (*)




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