grow (of plant)

Theme: 
ka-s-.aa~ (na act)
for a plant to grow
Naish-Story: 
ka-si-.aa
Notes: 
In classical Tlingit, this verb meant specifically for a plant with a long stalk to grow (the length of the plant indicated by the s- classifier), however this meaning has been lost for most current speakers, and now just means for a plant in general to grow.

Paradigm Forms


Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s: 
kasa.éiý
it grows; it's growing

Imperfective (-) (not doing it; doesn't do it)
3s: 
tlél koos.éiý
it doesn't grow; it's not growing

Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
3s: 
kei kanas.éin
it's growing

Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s: 
yoo ksi.éik
it grows (regularly)

Perfective (+) (did it)
3s: 
kawsi.aa
it grew

Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
3s: 
tlél kawus.aa
it didn't grow

Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
3s: 
kanas.éich
it grows (every time)

Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
3s: 
tlél koonas.éich
it hasn't grown yet

Future (+) (going to do it)
3s: 
kaguýsa.áa
it will grow

Future (-) (not going to do it)
3s: 
tlél kaguýsa.aa
it won't grow

Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
3s: 
kanaýsa.aa
let it grow

Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s: 
tlél aadé kunaýsi.aayi yé
no way can it grow

Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s: 
kunaýsa.aayín
it would have grown

Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s: 
kawus.aayí
if/when it grows