The "Set B" Verb 'looking for it'

Verb Root -hyo-


Present Tense


ᎠᎩᏲᎭ - agi-hyo-ha - I am looking for it.

ᏣᏲᎭ - tsa-hyo-ha - you are looking for it.

ᎤᏲᎭ - u-hyo-ha - he/she/it is looking for it.

ᎩᏂᏲᎭ - gini-hyo-ha - the two of us (including you) are looking for it.

ᏍᏗᏲᎭ - sdi-hyo-ha - you two are looking for it.

ᎣᎩᏂᏲᎭ -ogini-hyo-ha - the two of us (not including you ) are looking for it.

ᎢᎩᏲᎭ - igi-hyo-ha - we all (including you) are looking for it.

ᎣᎩᏲᎭ - ogi-hyo-ha - we all (not including you) are looking for it.

ᎢᏥᏲᎭ - itsi-hyo-ha - you all are looking for it.

ᎤᏂᏲᎭ - uni-hyo-ha - they are looking for it.


Practice Sentences

1. ᏅᏯ ᎠᎩᏲᎭ. - Nvya agihyoha.
I am looking for a rock.

2. ᏙᏯ ᎤᎾᏨᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏲᎭ. Doya untsvsdi unihyoha.
They are looking for the restroom.

3. ᏧᏂᏒᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏗᏲᎭ - Tsunisvsdi osdihyoha.
The two of us are looking for a hotel.

4. ᏧᏂᏒᏍᏗᎨ ᎢᏥᏲᎭ? Tsunisvsdige itsihyoha?
Are you all looking for a motel?

5. ᎭᏗ, ᏧᏂᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏍᏗ ᏲᎩᏲᎭ. Hadi, tsunisvsdi gesdi yogihyoha.
No, we are not looking for a motel.


Vocabulary

ᏧᏂᏒᏍᏗ tsunisvsdi - hotel/motel
ᏙᏯ ᎤᎾᏨᏍᏗ doya untsvsdi - restroom



Habitual Present

ᎠᎩᏲᎰᎢ - agi-hyo-hoɂi - I look for it.

ᏣᏲᎰᎢ - tsa-hyo-hoɂi - you look for it.

ᎤᏲᎰᎢ - u-hyo-hoɂi - he/she/it looks for it.

ᎩᏂᏲᎰᎢ - gini-hyo-hoɂi - the two of us (including you) look for it.

ᏍᏗᏲᎰᎢ - sdi-hyo-hoɂi - you two look for it.

ᎣᎩᏂᏲᎰᎢ - ogini-hyo-hoɂi - the two of us (not including you) look for it.

ᎢᎩᏲᎰᎢ - igi-hyo-hoɂi - we all (including you) look for it.

ᎣᎩᏲᎰᎢ - ogi-hyo-hoɂi - we all (not including you) look for it.

ᎢᏥᏲᎰᎢ - itsi-hyo-hoɂi - you all look for it.

ᎤᏂᏲᎰᎢ - uni-hyo-hoɂi - they look for it.



Remote Past

ᎠᎩᏯᎸᎢ - agi-hya-lvɂi - I looked for it.

ᏣᏯᎸᎢ - tsa-hya-lvɂi - you looked for it.

ᎤᏯᎸᎢ - u-hya-lvɂi - he/she/it looked for it.

ᎩᏂᏯᎸᎢ  -gini-hya-lvɂi - the two of us (including you) looked for it.

ᏍᏗᏯᎸᎢ - sdi-hya-lvɂi - you two looked for it.

ᎣᎩᏂᏯᎸᎢ - ogini-hya-lvɂi - the two of us (not including you) looked for it.

ᎢᎩᏯᎸᎢ - igi-hya-lvɂi - we all (including you) looked for it.

ᎣᎩᏯᎸᎢ - ogi-hya-lvɂi - we all (not including you) looked for it.

ᎢᏥᏯᎸᎢ - itsi-hya-lvɂi - you all looked for it.

ᎤᏂᏯᎸᎢ - uni-hya-lvɂi - they looked for it.



Imperative

ᏣᏲᎦ - tsa-hy-ga - look for it!

ᏍᏗᏲᎦ - sdi-hy-ga - (you two) Look for it!

ᎢᏥᏲᎦ - itsi-hy-ga - (all of you) Look for it!

ᎢᎩᏲᎦ - igi-hy-ga - Let's look for it.



Infinitive

ᎠᎩᏯᏍᏗ - agi-y-sdi - for me to look for it

ᏣᏯᏍᏗ - tsa-y-sdi - for you to look for it

ᎤᏯᏍᏗ - u-y-sdi - for him/her to look for it

ᎩᏂᏯᏍᏗ - gini-y-sdi - for you and me to look for it

ᏍᏗᏯᏍᏗ - sdi-y-sdi - for you two to look for it

ᎣᎩᏂᏯᏍᏗ - ogini-y-sdi - for all of us to look for it

ᎢᎩᏯᏍᏗ - igi-y-sdi - for him to look for it

ᎣᎩᏯᏍᏗ - ogi-y-sdi - for him to look for it

ᎢᏥᏯᏍᏗ - itsi-y-sdi - for him to look for it

ᎤᏂᏯᏍᏗ - uni-y-sdi - for him to look for it








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