Finish
-hš(a)- (without incorporating a noun)
d utahšešah ąhšaˀkǫˀ
when you finished it you broke it in many pieces
ąšakyesaht
you put it in a poor state
When you finished breaking it into pieces You put it in a bad state.”
utahšešah You (s) completed, finished it.
[oo-tah-sheh-shah]
u- factual
-t- dualic
-a- factual
-hše- 2nd person singular agent – you (s)
-hša verb root – finish
-h punctual aspect (abnormal form)
dae wetiˀ ahsayuhšęˀ
a-hsayu-hš-ęˀ
fa-MA/IndP-finish-pu
that all he finished, killed them (ind)
ahsayuhšęˀ He finished, killed them.
[ah-sah-yooh-shen-en]
a- factual
-hsayu- masculine singular agent + indefinite patient – he – them (ind)
-hš- verb root – finish
-ęˀ punctual aspect
ąˀǫsęˀ They (ind) finished, died.
[ah-ah-on-sen-en]
ąˀ- factual
-ǫ- indefinite agent – they (ind)
-s- semi-reflexive-verb root – finish
-ęˀ punctual aspect
-ihša- (when incorporating a noun root)
aˀžatriwihšęˀ nęh daeˀ ehutingyakaˀ
they two (m) finished a matter, made a decision now that they (m) will get married
They made a decision, now they will get married.
aˀžatriwihšęˀ They two (m) finished a matter, made a decision.
[ah-ah-zhah-tree-weeh-shen-en]
aˀ- factual
-ž- masculine dual agent – they two (m)
-at- semi-reflexive
-riw- noun root – matter
-ihš- verb root – finish
– ęˀ punctual aspect
ahatekwihšę He finished eating.
[ah-hah-teh-kweeh-shen]
a- factual
-h- masculine singular agent – he
-ate- semi-reflexive
-kw- noun root – food, meal
-ihš- verb root – finish
-ę punctual aspect
utenyędihšaˀih She skillfully finished it. She finished it with skill. [oo-ten-yen-deeh-shah-ah-eeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-te- semi-reflexive
-nyęd- noun root – skill, ability
-ihšaˀ- verb root – finish
-ih stative aspect