The "A" class verb 'see it' in present tense.

Root verb -go(wa)ti-

tsi-gowati-ha I am seeing it.

hi-gowati-ha you are seeing it.

a-gowati-ha he/she/it is seeing it.

ini-gowati-ha the two of us (including you) are seeing it.

sdi-gowati-ha you two are seeing it.

osdi-gowati-ha the two of us (not including you) are seeing it.

idi-gowati-ha we (including you) are all seeing it.

otsi-gowati-ha we (not including you) are all seeing it.

itsi-gowati-ha you are all seeing it.

ani-gowati-ha they are seeing it.

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Habitual

tsi-gowati-ho'i I see it.

hi-gowati-ho'i you see it.

a-gowati-ho'i he/she/it see it.

ini-gowati-ho'i the two of us (including you) see it.

sdi-gowati-ho'i you two see it.

osdi-gowati-ho'i the two of us (not including you) see it.

idi-gowati-ho'i we (including you) all see it.

otsi-gowati-ho'i we (not including you) all see it.

itsi-gowati-ho'i you all see it.

ani-gowati-ho'i they see it.


Practice Sentences

1. Gili agowatiha atsutsa.
The boy sees a dog.

2. Do yusdi higowatiha?
What are you seeing?

3. Wesa yunegv tsigowatiho'i tsugitsvnvda.
I see a white cat everyday.

4. Tsiyu tsigowatiha.
I see an airplane.

5. Galitsodesgo sdigowatiha?
Do you see that house?


Vocabulary

gili - a dog
atsutsa - a boy
do yusdi - what, which
wesa - a cat
tsugitsvnvda - everyday
yunegv - white
tsiyu - a boat, an airplane
galitsode - a house


Remote Past

agi-go-hv'i I saw it.

tsa-go-hv'i you saw it.

u-go-hv'i he/she/it saw it.

gini-go-hv'i the two of us (including you) saw it.

sdi-go-hv'i you two saw it.

ogini-go-hv'i the two of us (not including you) saw it.

igi-go-hv'i we (including you) all saw it.

ogi-go-hv'i we (not including you) all saw it.

itsi-go-hv'i you all saw it.

uni-go-hv'i they saw it.


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