Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *joksëtēk.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

joksat

  1. to reach (a place), to arrive at
  2. to attain
  3. to obtain

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, ks-vss gradation
infinitive joksat
1st sing. present jovssan
1st sing. past joksen
infinitive joksat action noun joksan
present participle joksi action inessive joksamin
joksame
past participle joksan action elative joksamis
agent participle action comitative joksamiin
abessive jovssakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular jovssan joksen jokson
2nd singular jovssat jokset jovssa
3rd singular joksá jovssai joksos
1st dual jokse jovssaime joksu
2nd dual joksabeahtti jovssaide joksi
3rd dual joksaba jovssaiga joksoska
1st plural joksat jovssaimet joksot
joksut
2nd plural joksabēhtet jovssaidet jokset
joksit
3rd plural jokset jokse joksoset
connegative jovssa joksan jovssa
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular jovssašin
jovssašedjen
jovssalin
jovssaledjen
jovssažan
2nd singular jovssašit
jovssašedjet
jovssalit
jovssaledjet
jovssažat
3rd singular jovssašii jovssalii jovssaža
jovssaš
1st dual jovssašeimme jovssaleimme jovssažetne
2nd dual jovssašeidde jovssaleidde jovssažeahppi
3rd dual jovssašeigga jovssaleigga jovssažeaba
1st plural jovssašeimmet jovssaleimmet jovssažit
jovssažat
2nd plural jovssašeiddet jovssaleiddet jovssažēhpet
3rd plural jovssaše
jovssašedje
jovssale
jovssaledje
jovssažit
connegative jovssaše jovssale jovssaš

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