look like it, resemble it
Theme:
N yáý ka-ø-xaat~ (ø state)
for something to resemble N (esp. in shape)
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Naish-Story:
A + ka-ya-xaat Notes:
This verb can also refer to one's behavior. For example: Tlél a yáý kooxát wéit'aa. "That one doesn't act normal, right." a yáý kaxádin 'it was the same shape'
Paradigm Forms
Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s:
a yáý kaaxát
it looks like it
Imperfective (-) (not doing it; doesn't do it)
3s:
tlél a yáý kooxát
it doesn't look like it
Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
3s:
a yáý yaa kanaxát
it's starting to look like it
Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s:
[does not occur]
Perfective (+) (did it)
3s:
[does not occur]
Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
3s:
a yáý kooxátch
it looks like it (every time)
Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
3s:
[does not occur]
Future (+) (going to do it)
3s:
a yáý kakçwaxáat
it will look like it
Future (-) (not going to do it)
3s:
tlél a yáý kakçwaxaat
it won't look like it
Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
3s:
a yáý kaçaxát
let it look like it
Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s:
tlél aadé a yáý kooçaaxáadi yé
no way can it look like it
Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s:
a yáý kooçaxáadin
it would have looked like it
Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s:
a yáý kaxádi
if it looks like it