The "Set B" verb 'fail, be unable'
Root verb -nú:lvhv-
Present Tense
ᎠᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - agi-nulvhv-sga - I am failing to, unable to, can't do it.
ᏣᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - tsa-nulvhv-sga - you are failing to, unable to, can't do it.
ᎤᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ- unulvhv-sga - he/she/it is failing to, unable to, can't do it.
ᎩᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - gini-nulvhv-sga - the two of us (including you) are failing to, unable to, can't do it.
ᏍᏗᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - sdi-nulvhv-sga - you two are failing to, unable to, can't do it.
ᎣᎩᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - ogini-nulvhv-sga - the two of us (not including you) are failing to, unable to, can't do it.
ᎢᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - igi-nulvhv-sga - we all (including you) are failing to, unable to, can't do it.
ᎣᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - ogi-nulvhv-sga - we all (not including you) are failing to, unable to, can't do it.
ᎢᏥᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - itsi-nulvhv-sga - you all are failing to, unable to, can't do it.
ᎤᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎦ - uni-nulvhv-sga - they are failing to, unable to, can't do it.
Habitual
ᎠᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - agi-nulvhv-sgoɂi - I fail to, am unable, can't do it.
ᏣᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - tsa-nulvhv-sgoɂi - you fail to, are unable, can't do it.
ᎤᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - u-nulvhv-sgoɂi - he/she/it fail to, is unable, can't do it.
ᎩᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - gini-nulvhv-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) fail to, are unable, can't do it.
ᏍᏗᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - sdi-nulvhv-sgoɂi - you two fail to, are unable, can't do it.
ᎣᎩᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - ogini-nulvhv-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you) fail to, are unable, can't do it.
ᎢᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - igi-nulvhv-sgoɂi - we all (including you) fail to, are unable, can't do it.
ᎣᎩᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - ogi-nulvhv-sgoɂi - we all (not including you) fail to, are unable, can't do it.
ᎢᏥᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - itsi-nulvhv-sgoɂi - you all fail to, are unable, can't do it.
ᎤᏂᏄᎸᎲᏍᎪᎢ - uni-nulvhv-sgoɂi - they fail to, are unable, can't do it.
Remote Past
ᎠᎩᏄᎸᏅᎢ - agi-nulvh-nvɂi - I failed to, was unable to, couldn't do it.
ᏣᏄᎸᏅᎢ - tsa-nulvh-nvɂi - you failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.
ᎤᏄᎸᏅᎢ - u-nulvh-nvɂi - he/she/it failed to, was unable to, couldn't do it.
ᎩᎩᏄᎸᏅᎢ - gini-nulvh-nvɂi - the two of us (you and I) failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.
ᏍᏗᏄᎸᏅᎢ - sdi-nulvh-nvɂi - you two failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.
ᎣᎩᏂᏄᎸᏅᎢ - ogini-nulvh-nvɂi - the two of us (she (or he) and I) ffailed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.
ᎢᎩᏄᎸᏅᎢ - igi-nulvh-nvɂi - we all (including you) failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.
ᎣᎩᏄᎸᏅᎢ - ogi-nulvh-nvɂi - we all (not including you) failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.
ᎢᏥᏄᎸᏅᎢ - itsi-nulvh-nvɂi - you all failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.
ᎤᏂᏄᎸᏅᎢ - uni-nulvh-nvɂi - they failed to, were unable to, couldn't do it.
Imperative/Immediate
ᏣᏄᎸᎲᎦ! - tsa-nulvhv-ga! - Fail!
ᏍᏗᏄᎸᎲᎦ! - sdi-nulvhv-ga! - Fail! (you two)
ᎢᏥᏄᎸᎲᎦ!! - itsi-nulvhv-ga! - Fail! (all of you)
Infinitive
ᎠᎩᏄᎸᏗ - ag-nulv-hdi - for me to fail
ᏣᏄᎸᏗ - tsa-nulv-hdi - for you to fail
ᎤᏄᎸᏗ - u-nulv-hdi - for him/her to fail
ᎩᏂᏄᎸᏗ - gini-nulv-hdi - for you and me to fail
ᏍᏗᏄᎸᏗ - sdi-nulv-hdi - for you two to fail
ᎣᎩᏂᏄᎸᏗ - ogini-nulv-hdi - for her and me to fail
ᎢᎩᏄᎸᏗ - igi-nulv-hdi - for all of us and you to fail
ᎣᎩᏄᎸᏗ - ogi-nulv-hdi - for us (excluding you) to fail
ᎢᏥᏄᎸᏗ - itsi-nulv-hdi - for all of you to fail
ᎤᏂᏄᎸᏗ - uni-nulv-hdi - for them to fail
1. ᎤᎵᏬᏨ ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ ᎤᏄᎸᏅ ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏙᏗ ᏓᏆᎴᎷ. Ulihwotsv anagalisgi unulvhnv
uhnigisdohdi dagwalelu.
The dead battery couldn't start the car.
ᏓᏆᎴᎷ - dagwalelu (dạ²gwạ²le³lu) - car (or wagon)
ᎤᎵᏬᏨ - uliwotsv (u²li²hwo¹tsv⁴ɂi) - dead
ᎠᎾᎦᎵᏍᎩ - anagalisgi (ạ²na¹ga²li²³sgi) - battery (also:
lightening; electrity)
ᎤᏂᎩᏍᏙᏗ - uhnigisdohdi (u²³hnị³gi¹sdoh²di) - for him/it to
start it. cf. ᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗᎭ