Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From gahčat +‎ -hit.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkat͡ʃahih(t)/

Verb edit

gažahit

  1. to ask, to inquire

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
infinitive gažahit
1st sing. present gažahan
1st sing. past gažahin
gažahedjen
infinitive gažahit action noun gažaheapmi
present participle gažaheaddji action inessive gažaheamen
gažaheame
past participle gažahan action elative gažaheamis
agent participle action comitative gažahēmiin
abessive gažatkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular gažahan gažahin
gažahedjen
gažahēhkon
2nd singular gažahat gažahit
gažahedjet
gažat
3rd singular gažaha gažahii gažahēhkos
gažahus
1st dual gažahetne gažaheimme gažaheadnu
2nd dual gažaheahppi gažaheidde gažaheahkki
3rd dual gažaheaba gažaheigga gažahēhkoska
1st plural gažahit
gažahat
gažaheimmet gažahēhkot
gažaheatnot
2nd plural gažahēhpet gažaheiddet gažahēhket
3rd plural gažahit gažahe
gažahedje
gažahēhkoset
connegative gažat gažahan gažat
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular gažahivččen gažaheaččan
2nd singular gažahivččet gažaheaččat
3rd singular gažahivččii gažaheš
gažaheaš
gažaheažžá
1st dual gažahivččiime gažahežže
2nd dual gažahivččiide gažaheažžabeahtti
3rd dual gažahivččiiga gažaheažžaba
1st plural gažahivččiimet gažaheažžat
2nd plural gažahivččiidet gažaheažžabehtet
3rd plural gažahivčče gažahežžet
connegative gažahivčče gažaheš
gažaheaš
gažaheačča

Further reading edit

  • 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