know how to do it; learn how to do it
Theme:
O-S-sh-góok (ga state)
for S to know, learn how to do O
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Naish-Story:
shi-gook Paradigm Forms
Imperative (Do it!)
2s:
Gashgóok!
Learn how to do it!
2p:
Gayshagóok!
You all learn how to do it!
Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s:
ashigóok
s/he knows how to do it
Imperfective (-) (not doing it; doesn't do it)
3s:
tlél ooshgóok
s/he doesn't know how to do it
Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s:
kei ashgóokch
s/he learns (fast) how to do it
Perfective (+) (did it)
3s:
awshigóok
s/he learned how to do it
Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
3s:
tlél awushgóok
s/he didn't learn how to do it
Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
3s:
akshagóokch
s/he learns how to do it (every time)
Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
3s:
tlél ooxshagóokch
s/he hasn't learned how to do it yet
Future (+) (going to do it)
3s:
kei aguýshagóok
s/he will know how to do it
Future (-) (not going to do it)
3s:
tlél kei aguýshagóok
s/he won't know how to do it
Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
3s:
agaýshagóok
let him/her learn how to do it
Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s:
tlél aadé agooýshigóogu yé
no way can s/he learn how to do it
Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s:
agooýshagóogun
s/he would have learned how to do it
Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s:
açashgóokni
if/when s/he learns how to do it
Example(s):
Tlél daa sá ooshgóok.
He doesn't know (how to do) anything.