Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *veajētēk.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

veadjit

  1. to be able to
  2. to manage

Inflection edit

Even i-stem, dj-j gradation
infinitive veadjit
1st sing. present veaján
1st sing. past vēdjen
infinitive veadjit action noun veadjin
present participle veaddji action inessive veadjimin
veadjime
past participle veadján action elative veadjimis
agent participle action comitative veadjimiin
abessive veajẹkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular veaján vēdjen vēdjon
2nd singular veaját vēdjet veajẹ
3rd singular veadjá vējii vēdjos
1st dual vēdje vējiime veaddju
2nd dual veadjibeahtti vējiide veaddji
3rd dual veadjiba vējiiga vēdjoska
1st plural veadjit vējiimet vēdjot
veaddjut
2nd plural veadjibēhtet vējiidet vēdjet
veaddjit
3rd plural vēdjet vēdje vēdjoset
connegative veajẹ veadján veajẹ
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular veajášin
veajášedjen
veajálin
veajáledjen
vēježan
2nd singular veajášit
veajášedjet
veajálit
veajáledjet
vēježat
3rd singular veajášii veajálii vēježa
vēješ
1st dual veajášeimme veajáleimme vēježetne
2nd dual veajášeidde veajáleidde vēježeahppi
3rd dual veajášeigga veajáleigga vēježeaba
1st plural veajášeimmet veajáleimmet vēježit
vēježat
2nd plural veajášeiddet veajáleiddet vēježēhpet
3rd plural veajáše
veajášedje
veajále
veajáledje
vēježit
connegative veajáše veajále vēješ

Derived terms edit

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