The "A" class verb 'I am paying it, paying for it'.

Root verb -agwiy-


Present Tense

ᎦᏈᏱᎭ - g-agwiy-iha - I am paying it

ᎭᏈᏱᎭ- h-akwiy-iha - You are paying it

ᎠᏈᏱᎭ - a-kwiy-iha - He/She/It is paying it

ᎢᎾᏈᏱᎭ - in-akwiy-iha - You and I are paying it

ᏍᏓᏈᏱᎭ - sd-akwiy-iha - You two are paying it

ᎣᏍᏓᏈᏱᎭ - osd-akwiy-iha- He/She and I are paying it

ᎢᏓᏈᏱᎭ - id-akwiy-iha - We (including you) are paying it

ᎣᏣᏈᏱᎭ - ots-akwiy-iha- We (not including you) are paying it

ᎢᏣᏈᏱᎭ - its-akwiy-iha- You all are paying it

ᎠᎾᏈᏱᎭ - an-akwiy-iha - They are paying it



Habitual Present

ᎦᏈᏱᏍᎪᎢ - g-agwiy-isgoɂi - I pay it (often)

ᎭᏈᏱᏍᎪᎢ - h-akwiy-isgoɂi - you pay it (often)

ᎠᏈᏱᏍᎪᎢ - -akwiy-isgoɂi - he pays it (often)

ᎢᎾᏈᏱᏍᎪᎢ - in-akwiy-isgoɂi - we (you and I) pay it (often)

ᎣᏍᏓᏈᏱᏍᎪᎢ - osd-akwiy-isgoɂi - we (he or she and pay it (often)

ᏍᏓᏈᏱᏍᎪᎢ - sd-akwiy-isgoɂi - you two pay it (often)

ᎢᏓᏈᏱᏍᎪᎢ - id-akwiy-isgoɂi - we all pay it (often)

ᎣᏣᏈᏱᏍᎪᎢ - ots-akwiy-isgoɂi - we (they and I) pay it (often)

ᎢᏟᏈᏱᏍᎪᎢ - its-akwiy-isgoɂi - You all pay it (often)

ᎠᎾᏈᏱᏍᎪᎢ - an-akwiy-isgoɂi - they pay it (often)


Remote Past

*Note: The Remote Past and Infinitive tenses require Set B Pronouns*

ᎠᏆᏈᏴᎲᎢ - agw-akwiy-vhvɂi - I paid it

ᏣᏈᏴᎲᎢ - ts-akwiy-vhvɂi - You paid it

ᎤᏈᏴᎲᎢ - u-kwiy-vhvɂi - He/she paid it

ᎩᎾᏈᏴᎲᎢ - gin-akwiy-vhvɂi - We both (you and I paid it

ᏍᏓᏈᏴᎲᎢ - sd-akwiy-vhvɂi - You two paid it

ᎣᎩᎾᏈᏴᎲᎢ - ogin-akwiy-vhvɂi - We both (he/she and I) paid it

ᎢᎦᏈᏴᎲᎢ - ig-akwiy-vhvɂi - We all paid it

ᎣᎦᏈᏴᎲᎢ - og-akwiy-vhvɂi - We (they and I (not you)) paid it

ᎢᏣᏈᏴᎲᎢ - its-akwiy-vhvɂi - You all paid it

ᎤᎾᏈᏴᎲᎢ - un-akwiy-vhvɂi - they paid it



Imperative/Immediate

ᎭᏈᏯ - h-akwiy-a - (you!) pay it!
ᏍᏓᏈᏯ - sd-akwiy-a - Both of you, pay it
ᎢᏣᏈᏯ - its-akwiy-a - All of y'all pay it!
ᎢᏓᏈᏯ - id-akwiy-a - Let's pay it!


Infinitive

*Note: The Remote Past and Infinitive tenses require Set B Pronouns*

ᎠᏆᏈᏴᏗ - agw-akwiy-hdi - for me to pay it

ᏣᏈᏴᏗ - ts-akwiy-hdi - for you to pay it

ᎤᏈᏴᏗ - u-kwiy-hdi - for him/her to pay it

ᎩᎾᏈᏴᏗ - gin-akwiy-hdi - for you and me to pay it

ᏍᏓᏈᏴᏗ - sd-akwiy-hdi - for you two to pay it

ᎣᎩᎾᏈᏴᏗ - ogin-akwiy-hdi - for us (him/her and me) to pay it

ᎢᎦᏈᏴᏗ - ig-akwiy-hdi - for all of us to pay it

ᎣᎦᏈᏴᏗ - og-akwiy-hdi - for us (they and me) to pay it

ᎢᏣᏈᏴᏗ - its-akwiy-hdi - for you all to pay it

ᎤᎾᏈᏴᏗ - un-akwiy-hdi - for them to pay it





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