The "A" class verb 'be happy' in present tense.

Root verb -aliheli-

ga-lie:li-ga I am happy.

h-aliheli-ga you are happy.

aliheli-ga he/she/it is happy.

in-aliheli-ga the two of us (including you) are happy.

sd-aliheli-ga you two are happy.

osd-aliheli-ga the two of us (not including you) are happy.

id-aliheli-ga we (including you) are all happy.

ots-aliheli-ga we (not including you) are all happy.

its-aliheli-ga you are all happy.

an-aliheli-ga they are happy.

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1. Galie:liga go iga.
I am happy today.

2. Sdaliheligasgo?
Are you two happy?

3. Aliheliga na ata.
That teenage girl is happy.

4. Analiheliga anitsutsa.
The boys (they) are happy.

5. No idaliheliga.
We are all happy now.

Vocabulary

go(hi) iga - today
ata - a teenage girl
anitsutsa - boys
no (noquu) - now

Remote Past

agw-aliheli-tsv'i I was happy.

ts-aliheli-tsv'i you were happy.

uliheli-tsv'i he/she/it was happy.

gin-aliheli-tsv'i the two of us (including you) were happy.

sd-aliheli-tsv'i you two are happy.

ogin-aliheli-tsv'i the two of us (not including you) were happy.

ig-aliheli-tsv'i we (including you) were all happy.

og-aliheli-tsv'i we (not including you) were all happy.

its-aliheli-tsv'i you were all happy.

un-aliheli-tsv'i they were happy.

Imperative

h-aliheli-gi be happy!