The Set "B" Verb 'tired, be tired' .

Root verb -yawé-

Note: Some verbs, such as "tired," "work," "teach," "be named", and a few others always add the distributive prefix /de-/ at the beginning and will undergo usual sound changes with some letters.


Present Tense

ᏓᎩᏯᏪᎦ - dagi-yawé-ga - I am tired.

ᏕᏣᏯᏪᎦ - detsa-yawé-ga - you are tired.

ᏚᏯᏪᎦ - du-yawé-ga - he/she/it is tired.

ᏕᎩᏂᏯᏪᎦ - degini-yawé-ga - the two of us (including you) are tired.

ᏕᏍᏗᏯᏪᎦ - desdi-yawé-ga - you two are tired.

ᏙᎩᏂᏯᏪᎦ - dogini-yawé-ga - the two of us (not including you) are tired.

ᏕᎩᏯᏪᎦ - degi-yawé-ga - we (including you) are all tired.

ᏙᎩᏯᏪᎦ - dogi-yawé-ga - we (not including you) are all tired.

ᏕᏥᏯᏪᎦ - detsi-yawé-ga - you are all tired.

ᏚᏂᏯᏪᎦ - duni-yawé-ga - they are tired.


Practice Sentences

1. ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎩᏙᏓ ᏚᏯᏪᎦ - Gohi iga agidoda duyawéga.
My father is tired today.

2. ᏙᏃ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏱᏕᏣᏯᏪᎦ - Dohno gesdi yiditsayawéga.
Why aren't you tired?

3. ᎤᏙᏓᏆᏓ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ ᏁᏃ ᏓᎩᏯᏪᎦ. - Udodagwada dagilvwisdanelvɂi heno dagiyawéga.
I am tired because I worked all day.


Vocabulary

ᎠᎩᏙᏓ - agidoda - my father
ᎤᏙᏓᏆᏓ - udodagwada - all day
ᎮᏃ - heno - because


Habitual Tense

ᏓᎩᏯᏪAᎢ - dagi-yawé-goɂi - I am tired.

ᏕᏣᏯᏪAᎢ - detsa-yawé-goɂi - you are tired.

ᏚᏯᏪAᎢ - du-yawé-goɂi - he/she/it is tired.

ᏕᎩᏂᏯᏪAᎢ - degini-yawé-goɂi - the two of us (including you) are tired.

ᏕᏍᏗᏯᏪAᎢ - desdi-yawé-goɂi - you two are tired.

ᏙᎩᏂᏯᏪAᎢ - dogini-yawé-goɂi the two of us (not including you) are tired.

ᏕᎩᏯᏪAᎢ - degi-yawé-goɂi - we all (including you) are tired.

ᏙᎩᏯᏪAᎢ - dogi-yawé-goɂi - we all (not including you) are tired.

ᏕᏥᏯᏪAᎢ - detsi-yawé-goɂi - you all are tired.

ᏚᏂᏯᏪAᎢ - duni-yawé-goɂi - they are tired.



Remote Past Tense

ᏓᎩᏯᏪᏨᎢ - dagi-yawé-tsvɂi - I was tired.

ᏕᏣᏯᏪᏨᎢ - detsa-yawé-tsvɂi - you were tired.

ᏚᏯᏪᏨᎢ - du-yawé-tsvɂi - he/she/it was tired.

ᏕᎩᏂᏯᏪᏨᎢ - degini-yawé-tsvɂi - the two of us (including you) were tired.

ᏕᏍᏗᏯᏪᏨᎢ - desdi-yawé-tsvɂi - you two were tired.

ᏙᎩᏂᏯᏪᏨᎢ - dogini-yawé-tsvɂi the two of us (not including you) were tired.

ᏕᎩᏯᏪᏨᎢ - degi-yawé-tsvɂi - we all (including you) were tired.

ᏙᎩᏯᏪᏨᎢ - dogi-yawé-tsvɂi - we all (not including you) were tired.

ᏕᏥᏯᏪᏨᎢ - detsi-yawé-tsvɂi - you all were tired.

ᏚᏂᏯᏪᏨᎢ - duni-yawé-tsvɂi - they were tired.



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/.
In addition, the /de-/ distributive prefix changes to /di-/ after the /yi-/ "irrealis" (or negative) prefix.
(CNT Example: ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏗᎩᏯᏪᎨᏍᏗ - Let's not get tired)


ᏗᏣᏯᏪᎩ - ditsa-yawé-gi - Be tired!

ᏗᏍᏗᏯᏪᎩ - disdi-yawé-gi - (You two) be tired!

ᏗᏥᏯᏪᎩ - di:tsi-yawé-gi - All of y'all be tired!



Infinitive

ᏗᎩᏯᏪᏍᏗ - di:gi-yawé-sdi - for me to be tired

ᏗᏣᏯᏪᏍᏗ - ditsa-yawé-sdi - for you to be tired

ᏧᏯᏪᏍᏗ - ts-u-yawé-sdi - for him/her to be tired

ᏗᎩᏂᏯᏪᏍᏗ - digini-yawé-sdi - for the two of us (you and me) to be tired

ᏗᏍᏗᏯᏪᏍᏗ - disdi-yawé-sdi - for you two to be tired

ᏦᎩᏂᏯᏪᏍᏗ - ts-ogini-yawé-sdi - for the two of us (him/her and me) to be tired

ᏗᎩᏯᏪᏍᏗ - di:gi-yawé-sdi - for all of us (including you) to be tired

ᏦᎩᏯᏪᏍᏗ - ts-ogi-yawé-sdi - for all of us (excluding you) to be tired

ᏗᏥᏯᏪᏍᏗ - di:tsi-yawé-sdi - for all of you to be tired

ᏧᏂᏯᏪᏍᏗ - ts-uni-yawé-sdi - for them to be tired




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