čuvggodit
Northern Sami
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Samic *čuoŋvuntëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃuːvːkkoðih(t)/
- Rhymes: -uːvːkkotih(t)
Verb
čūvggodit
- (impersonal) for light to emerge or increase in intensity (either from dawn or from removal of clouds)
- Fáhkka čūvggodii latnja.
- Suddenly there was light in the room.
- Iđđes árrat, ovdalgo čūvggoda, vulget buohkat olggos.
- Early in the morning, before it gets light, everyone heads out.
- Nieida lávlu sevdnjes jienain mii dađistaga čūvggoda.
- The girl sings in a dark voice that gradually becomes lighter.
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | čūvggodit | ||
| 1st sing. present | čūvggodan | ||
| 1st sing. past | čūvggodin čūvggodedjen | ||
| infinitive | čūvggodit | action noun | čūvggodeapmi |
| present participle | čūvggodeaddji | action inessive | čūvggodeamen čūvggodeame |
| past participle | čūvggodan | action elative | čūvggodeamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | čūvggodēmiin |
| abessive | čūvggotkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | čūvggodan | čūvggodin čūvggodedjen |
čūvggodēhkon |
| 2nd singular | čūvggodat | čūvggodit čūvggodedjet |
čūvggot |
| 3rd singular | čūvggoda | čūvggodii | čūvggodēhkos čūvggodus |
| 1st dual | čūvggodetne | čūvggodeimme | čūvggodeadnu |
| 2nd dual | čūvggodeahppi | čūvggodeidde | čūvggodeahkki |
| 3rd dual | čūvggodeaba | čūvggodeigga | čūvggodēhkoska |
| 1st plural | čūvggodit čūvggodat |
čūvggodeimmet | čūvggodēhkot čūvggodeatnot |
| 2nd plural | čūvggodēhpet | čūvggodeiddet | čūvggodēhket |
| 3rd plural | čūvggodit | čūvggode čūvggodedje |
čūvggodēhkoset |
| connegative | čūvggot | čūvggodan | čūvggot |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | čūvggodivččen | — | čūvggodeaččan |
| 2nd singular | čūvggodivččet | — | čūvggodeaččat |
| 3rd singular | čūvggodivččii | — | čūvggodeš čūvggodeaš čūvggodeažžá |
| 1st dual | čūvggodivččiime | — | čūvggodežže |
| 2nd dual | čūvggodivččiide | — | čūvggodeažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | čūvggodivččiiga | — | čūvggodeažžaba |
| 1st plural | čūvggodivččiimet | — | čūvggodeažžat |
| 2nd plural | čūvggodivččiidet | — | čūvggodeažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | čūvggodivčče | — | čūvggodežžet |
| connegative | čūvggodivčče | — | čūvggodeš čūvggodeaš čūvggodeačča |