geargat

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kearkëtēk.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkea̯rːkah(t)/

Verb

geargat

1. to be on time, to make it on time

Inflection

Even a-stem, rg-rgg gradation
infinitive	geargat
1st sing. present	gearggan
1st sing. past	gērgen
infinitive	geargat	action noun	geargan
present participle	geargi	action inessive	geargamin geargame
past participle	geargan	action elative	geargamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	geargamiin
		abessive	gearggakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	gearggan	gērgen	gērgon
2nd singular	gearggat	gērget	geargga
3rd singular	geargá	gearggai	gērgos
1st dual	gērge	gearggaime	geargu
2nd dual	geargabeahtti	gearggaide	geargi
3rd dual	geargaba	gearggaiga	gērgoska
1st plural	geargat	gearggaimet	gērgot geargut
2nd plural	geargabēhtet	gearggaidet	gērget geargit
3rd plural	gērget	gērge	gērgoset
connegative	geargga	geargan	geargga
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	gearggašin gearggašedjen	gearggalin gearggaledjen	gearggažan
2nd singular	gearggašit gearggašedjet	gearggalit gearggaledjet	gearggažat
3rd singular	gearggašii	gearggalii	gearggaža gearggaš
1st dual	gearggašeimme	gearggaleimme	gearggažetne
2nd dual	gearggašeidde	gearggaleidde	gearggažeahppi
3rd dual	gearggašeigga	gearggaleigga	gearggažeaba
1st plural	gearggašeimmet	gearggaleimmet	gearggažit gearggažat
2nd plural	gearggašeiddet	gearggaleiddet	gearggažēhpet
3rd plural	gearggaše gearggašedje	gearggale gearggaledje	gearggažit
connegative	gearggaše	gearggale	gearggaš

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