cut oneself

Theme: 
sh S-d-ñ'éik'w~ (ø event)
for S to cut himself/herself, usually accidentally; for S to wound himself/herself with a sharp instrument
Naish-Story: 
ya-ñ'eik'w

Paradigm Forms


Admonitive (be careful not to do it)
2s: 
Sh idañ'éik'w tsá!
Be sure not to cut yourself!
2p: 
Sh yidañ'éik'w tsá!
Be sure not to cut yourselves!

Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s: 
[does not occur]

Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s: 
sh dañ'ék'wý
s/he cuts himself/herself (regularly)

Perfective (+) (did it)
1s: 
sh ýwadiñ'ék'w
I cut myself
3s: 
sh wudiñ'ék'w
s/he cut himself/herself

Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s: 
tlél sh ýwadañ'éik'w
I didn't cut myself
3s: 
tlél sh wudañ'éik'w
s/he didn't cut himself/herself

Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
1s: 
sh ýwadañ'éik'wch
I cut myself (every time)
3s: 
sh udañ'éik'wch
s/he cuts himself/herself (every time)

Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
1s: 
tlél sh uýdañ'éik'wch
I haven't cut myself yet
3s: 
tlél sh udañ'éik'wch
s/he hasn't cut himself/herself yet

Future (+) (going to do it)
1s: 
sh kuñadañ'éik'w
I will cut myself
3s: 
sh guýdañ'éik'w
s/he will cut himself/herself

Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s: 
tlél sh kuñadañ'éik'w
I won't cut myself
3s: 
tlél sh guýdañ'éik'w
s/he won't cut himself/herself

Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
1s: 
sh ñadañ'éik'w
let me cut myself
3s: 
sh çadañ'éik'w
let him/her cut himself/herself

Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s: 
tlél aadé sh çudiñ'éik'u yé
no way can s/he cut himself/herself

Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s: 
sh çudañ'éik'un
s/he would have cut himself/herself

Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s: 
sh wudañ'éik'u
if/when s/he cuts himself/herself

Example(s):

Tlél áyáý utí ách áwé tlákw sh dañ'ék'wý.
He's not capable, that's why he always cuts himself.
Kayéiý táçu yéi adaaneiyí áwé sh udañ'ék'wch.
When he's making shavings, he cuts himself every time.
Sh idañ'éik'w tsá wéi ýáat eexaashí.
Be sure not to cut yourself when you cut fish.
Yaak'áts' wéi lítaa - sh idañ'éik'w tsá!
The knife is sharp - be sure not to cut yourself!