The "Set A" Verb 'open it' in present tense.

Root verb -sduɂi-


ᏥᏍᏚᎢᎠ - tsi-sduɂi-ɂa - I am opening it.

ᎯᏍᏚᎢᎠ - hi-sduɂi-ɂa - you are opening it.

ᎠᏍᏚᎢᎠ - a-sduɂi-ɂa - he/she/it is opening it.

ᎢᏂᏍᏚᎢᎠ - ini-sduɂi-ɂa - the two of us (including you) are opening it.

ᏍᏗᏍᏚᎢᎠ - sdi-sduɂi-ɂa - you two are opening it.

ᎣᏍᏗᏚᎢᎠ - osdi-sduɂi-ɂa - the two of us (not including you ) are opening it.

ᎢᏗᏍᏚᎢᎠ - idi-sduɂi-ɂa -we all (including you) are opening it.

ᎣᏥᏍᏚᎢᎠ - otsi-sduɂi-ɂa -we all (not including you) are opening it.

ᎢᏥᏍᏚᎢᎠ - itsi-sduɂi-ɂa -you all are opening it.

ᎠᏂᏍᏚᎢᎠ - ani-sduɂi-ɂa -they are opening it.


Habitual tense

ᏥᏍᏚᎢᏍᎪᎢ - tsi-sduɂi-sgoɂi - I open it.

ᎯᏍᏚᎢᏍᎪᎢ - hi-sduɂi-sgoɂi - you open it.

ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏍᎪᎢ - a-sduɂi-sgoɂi - he/she/it opens it it.

ᎢᏂᏍᏚᎢᏍᎪᎢ - ini-sduɂi-sgoɂi - the two of us (including you) open it.

ᏍᏗᏍᏚᎢᏍᎪᎢ - sdi-sduɂi-sgoɂi - you two open it.

ᎣᏍᏗᏍᏚᎢᏍᎪᎢ - osdi-sduɂi-sgoɂi - the two of us (not including you ) open it.

ᎢᏗᏍᏚᎢᏍᎪᎢ - idi-sduɂi-sgoɂi -we all (including you) open it.

ᎣᏥᏍᏚᎢᏍᎪᎢ - otsi-sduɂi-sgoɂi -we all (not including you) open it.

ᎢᏥᏍᏚᎢᏍᎪᎢ - itsi-sduɂi-sgoɂi -you all open it.

ᎠᏂᏍᏚᎢᏍᎪᎢ - ani-sduɂi-sgoɂi -they open it.


Remote Past

(Note: Infinitives take "Set B" pronouns)

ᎠᎩᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ - ak-sduɂi-svɂi - I opened it.

ᏣᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ - tsa-sduɂi-svɂi - you opened it.

ᎤᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ - u-sduɂi-svɂi - he/she/it opened it it.

ᎩᏂᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ - gini-sduɂi-svɂi - the two of us (including you) opened it.

ᏍᏗᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ - sdi-sduɂi-svɂi - you two opened it.

ᎣᎩᏂᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ - ogini-sduɂi-svɂi - the two of us (not including you ) opened it.

ᎢᎩᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ - igi-sduɂi-svɂi -we all (including you) opened it.

ᎣᎩᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ - ogi-sduɂi-svɂi -we all (not including you) opened it.

ᎢᏥᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ - itsi-sduɂi-svɂi -you all opened it.

ᎤᏂᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ - uni-sduɂi-svɂi -they opened it.


Imperative/Immediate

ᎯᏍᏚᎢ! - hisduɂi ! - [you] open it!
ᏍᏗᏍᏚᎢ! - sdisduɂi ! - [you two] open it!
ᎢᏥᏍᏚᎢ! - itsisduɂi ! - [you all] open it!
ᎢᏗᏍᏚᎢ! - idisduɂi ! - Let's open it!


Infinitive

(Note: Infinitives take "Set B" pronouns)

ᎠᎩᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ - ak-sduɂi-sdi - I to open it; for me to open it.

ᏣᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ - tsa-sduɂi-sdi - for you to open it.

ᎤᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ - u-sduɂi-sdi - for him/her/it to open it it.

ᎩᏂᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ - gini-sduɂi-sdi - for the two of us (including you) to open it.

ᏍᏗᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ - sdi-sduɂi-sdi - for you two to open it.

ᎣᎩᏂᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ - ogini-sduɂi-sdi - for the two of us (not including you ) to open it.

ᎢᎩᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ - ogini-sduɂi-sdi - for all of us (including you) to open it.

ᎣᎩᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ - ogi-sduɂi-sdi - for all of us (not including you) to open it.

ᎢᏥᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ - itsi-sduɂi-sdi -for you all to open it.

ᎤᏂᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ - uni-sduɂi-sdi -for them to open it.




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