čuovvut
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *čuovōtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃuo̯vvuːh(t)/
Verb
čuovvut
- to follow (a person or thing)
Inflection
| Even u-stem, vv-v gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | čuovvut | ||
| 1st sing. present | čuovun | ||
| 1st sing. past | čūvvon | ||
| infinitive | čuovvut | action noun | čuovvun |
| present participle | čuovˈvu | action inessive | čuovvumin čuovvume |
| past participle | čūvvon | action elative | čuovvumis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | čuovvumiin |
| abessive | čuovọkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | čuovun | čūvvon | čūvvon |
| 2nd singular | čuovut | čūvvot | čuovọ |
| 3rd singular | čuovvu | čuovūi | čūvvos |
| 1st dual | čūvvo | čuovūime | čuovˈvu |
| 2nd dual | čuovvubeahtti | čuovūide | čuovˈvu |
| 3rd dual | čuovvuba | čuovūiga | čūvvoska |
| 1st plural | čuovvut | čuovūimet | čūvvot čuovˈvut |
| 2nd plural | čuovvubēhtet | čuovūidet | čūvvot čuovˈvut |
| 3rd plural | čūvvot | čūvvo | čūvvoset |
| connegative | čuovọ | čūvvon | čuovọ |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | čūvošin čūvošedjen |
čūvolin čūvoledjen |
čūvožan |
| 2nd singular | čūvošit čūvošedjet |
čūvolit čūvoledjet |
čūvožat |
| 3rd singular | čūvošii | čūvolii | čūvoža čūvoš |
| 1st dual | čūvošeimme | čūvoleimme | čūvožetne |
| 2nd dual | čūvošeidde | čūvoleidde | čūvožeahppi |
| 3rd dual | čūvošeigga | čūvoleigga | čūvožeaba |
| 1st plural | čūvošeimmet | čūvoleimmet | čūvožit čūvožat |
| 2nd plural | čūvošeiddet | čūvoleiddet | čūvožēhpet |
| 3rd plural | čūvoše čūvošedje |
čūvole čūvoledje |
čūvožit |
| connegative | čūvoše | čūvole | čūvoš |
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland