hear him/her/it (usually voice)

Theme: 
sa-S-ø-.aaý~ (ø event)
for S to hear O (a voice, esp. singing)
Naish-Story: 
sa-ya-.aaý

Paradigm Forms


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

Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
1s: 
saýaa.áých
I hear a voice (regularly)
3s: 
asaya.áých
s/he hears a voice (regularly)

Perfective (+) (did it)
1s: 
saýwaa.áý
I heard a voice
3s: 
aseiwa.áý
s/he heard a voice

Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s: 
tlél saýwa.aaý
I didn't hear a voice
3s: 
tlél asawu.aaý
s/he didn't hear a voice

Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
1s: 
saýwa.áých
I hear a voice (every time)
3s: 
asei.áých
s/he hears a voice (every time)

Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
1s: 
tlél seiýwa.aaých
I haven't heard a voice yet
3s: 
tlél asei.aaých
s/he hasn't heard a voice yet

Future (+) (going to do it)
1s: 
sakñwa.áaý
I will hear a voice
3s: 
asakçwa.áaý
s/he will hear a voice

Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s: 
tlél sakñwa.aaý
I won't hear a voice
3s: 
tlél asakçwa.aaý
s/he won't hear a voice

Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
1s: 
saña.aaý
let me hear a voice
3s: 
asaça.aaý
let him/her hear a voice

Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
1s: 
tlél aadé seiñwaa.aaýi yé
no way can I hear a voice
3s: 
tlél aadé aseiçwaa.aaýi yé
no way can s/he hear a voice

Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
1s: 
seiñwa.aaýín
I would have heard a voice
3s: 
aseiçwa.aaýín
s/he would have heard a voice

Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
1s: 
saýwa.aaýí
if/when I hear a voice
3s: 
asawu.aaýí
if/when s/he hears a voice

Example(s):

Tlél iseiýa.áých.
I can't hear you.
Núkt saýwa.áý.
I heard a grouse.