The "Set B" verb 'be unlucky hunting; have no luck hunting'

Root verb -kwole-


Present Tense

ᎠᎩᏉᎴᎦ - agi-kwole-ga - I am unlucky hunting.

ᏣᏉᎴᎦ - tsha-kwole-ga - you are having no luck hunting.

ᎤᏉᎴᎦ - u-kwole-ga - he/she/it is having no luck hunting.

ᎩᏂᏉᎴᎦ - gini-kwole-ga - the two of us (including you) are unlucky hunting.

ᏍᏗᏉᎴᎦ - sdi-kwole-ga - you two are unlucky hunting.

ᎣᎩᏂᏉᎴᎦ - ogini-kwole-ga - the two of us (not including you) are unlucky hunting.

ᎢᎩᏉᎴᎦ - igi-kwole-ga - we all (including you) are unlucky hunting.

ᎣᎩᏉᎴᎦ - ogi-kwole-ga - we all (not including you) are unlucky hunting.

ᎢᏥᏉᎴᎦ - itsi-kwole-ga - you all are unlucky hunting.

ᎤᏂᏉᎴᎦ - uni-kwole-ga - they are unlucky hunting.



Practice Sentences

1. ᏍᎩᎾ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏂᏉᎴᎦ - Sgina anisgaya unikwolega.
The men (they) are unlucky hunting.

2. ᏣᏉᎴᎦᏍ? - Tsakwolegas?
Are you having no luck hunting?

3. ᎨᏍᏗ ᏳᏉᎴᎦ. - Gesdi yukwolega.
S/He is not having any luck hunting.

4. ᎣᎩᏉᎴᎦ. - Ogikwolega.
We are all having no luck hunting.

5. ᏍᏗᏉᎴᎦᏧ? - Sdikwolegatsu?
Are you two not having any luck hunting?



Habitual

ᎠᎩᏉᎴᎪᎢ - agi-kwole-goɂi - I don't have any luck hunting.

ᏣᏉᎴᎪᎢ - tsa-kwole-goɂi - you have no luck hunting.

ᎤᏉᎴᎪᎢ - u-kwole-goɂi - he/she/it are unlucky hunting.

ᎩᏂᏉᎴᎪᎢ - gini-kwole-goɂi - the two of us (including you) don't have any luck hunting.

ᏍᏗᏉᎴᎪᎢ - sdi-kwole-goɂi - you two don't have any luck hunting.

ᎣᎩᏂᏉᎴᎪᎢ - ogini-kwole-goɂi the two of us (not including you) don't have any luck hunting.

ᎢᎩᏉᎴᎪᎢ - igi-kwole-goɂi - we all (including you) don't have any luck hunting.

ᎣᎩᏉᎴᎪᎢ - ogi-kwole-goɂi - we all (not including you) don't have any luck hunting.

ᎢᏥᏉᎴᎪᎢ - itsi-kwole-goɂi - you all don't have any luck hunting.

ᎤᏂᏉᎴᎪᎢ - uni-kwole-goɂi - they don't have any luck hunting.



Remote Past

ᎠᎩᏉᎸᏒᎢ - agi-kwol-vsvɂi - I was unlucky hunting.

ᏣᏉᎸᏒᎢ - tsa-kwol-vsvɂi - you didn't have any luck hunting.

ᎤᏉᎸᏒᎢ - u-kwol-vsvɂi - he/she/it had no luck hunting.

ᎩᏂᏉᎸᏒᎢ - gini-kwol-vsvɂi - the two of us (including you) weren't having any luck hunting.

ᏍᏗᏉᎸᏒᎢ - sdi-kwol-vsvɂi - you two were unlucky hunting.

ᎣᎩᏂᏉᎸᏒᎢ - ogini-kwol-vsvɂi - the two of us (not including you) were unlucky hunting.

ᎢᎩᏉᎸᏒᎢ - igi-kwol-vsvɂi - we all (including you) were unlucky hunting.

ᎣᎩᏉᎸᏒᎢ - ogi-kwol-vsvɂi - we all (not including you) were unlucky hunting.

ᎢᏥᏉᎸᏒᎢ - itsi-kwol-vsvɂi - you all were unlucky hunting.

ᎤᏂᏉᎸᏒᎢ - uni-kwol-vsvɂi - they were unlucky hunting.



Imperative/Immediate

ᏣᏉᎷᎦ - tsa-kwolu-ga - Be unlucky hunting!

ᏍᏗᏉᎷᎦ - sdi-kwolu-ga - (You two) have bad luck hunting!

ᎢᏥᏉᎷᎦ - itsi-kwolu-ga - All of y'all be unlucky hunting!



Infinitive

ᎠᎩᏉᎸᏍᏗ - agi-kwol-vsdi - for me to be unlucky hunting.

ᏣᏉᎸᏍᏗ - tsa-kwol-vsdi - for you to be unlucky hunting.

ᎤᏉᎸᏍᏗ - u-kwol-vsdi - for him/her to be unlucky hunting.

ᎩᏂᏉᎸᏍᏗ - gini-kwol-vsdi - for the two of us (you and me) to be unlucky hunting.

ᏍᏗᏉᎸᏍᏗ - sdi-kwol-vsdi - for you two to be unlucky hunting.

ᎣᎩᏂᏉᎸᏍᏗ - ogini-kwol-vsdi - for the two of us (him/her and me) to be unlucky hunting.

ᎢᎩᏉᎸᏍᏗ - igi-kwol-vsdi - for all of us (including you) to be unlucky hunting.

ᎣᎩᏉᎸᏍᏗ - ogi-kwol-vsdi - for all of us (not including you) to be unlucky hunting

ᎢᏥᏉᎸᏍᏗ - itsi-kwol-vsdi - for all of you to be unlucky hunting.

ᎤᏂᏉᎸᏍᏗ - uni-kwol-vsdi - for them to be unlucky hunting.





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