grow (of plant)
Theme:
ka-s-.aa~ (na act)
for a plant to grow
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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