nail it on it

Theme: 
O-ka-S-s-x'oo~ (ø act)
for S to nail O
Naish-Story: 
ka-si-x'oo
Notes: 
Note that the postpositional phrase át/aadé/áý 'on it' is not required with this verb, and therefore is not given in the Leer-Edwards theme. It is given in the forms above however, to show how the postposition changes with each mode. Without the át, one could say: akawsix'óo 's/he drove nails in it'.

Paradigm Forms


Imperative (Do it!)
2s: 
Át kasax'ú!
Nail it on it!
2p: 
Át kaysax'ú!
You all nail it on it!

Prohibitive (Don't do it!)
2s: 
Líl át keesax'oogúñ!
Don't nail it on it!
2p: 
Líl át kaysax'oogúñ!
Don't you all nail it on it!

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

Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
1s: 
aadé yaa kanaýsax'wéin
I'm nailing it on it
3s: 
aadé yaa akanasx'wéin
s/he is nailing it on it

Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s: 
áý aksax'oo
s/he nails it on it (regularly)

Perfective (+) (did it)
1s: 
át kaýwsix'óo
I nailed it on it
3s: 
át akawsix'óo
s/he nailed it on it

Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s: 
tlél át kaýwsax'ú
I didn't nail it on it
3s: 
tlél át akawusx'ú
s/he didn't nail it on it

Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
1s: 
át kooýsax'óoch
I nail it on it (every time)
3s: 
át akoosx'óoch
s/he nails it on it (every time)

Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
1s: 
tlél át kooýsax'óoch
I haven't nailed it on it yet
3s: 
tlél át akoosx'óoch
s/he hasn't nailed it on it yet

Future (+) (going to do it)
1s: 
aadé kakñwasax'óo
I will nail it on it
3s: 
aadé akaguýsax'óo
s/he will nail it on it

Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s: 
tlél aadé kakñwasax'oo
I won't nail it on it
3s: 
tlél aadé akaguýsax'oo
s/he won't nail it on it

Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
1s: 
át kañsax'oo
let me nail it on it
3s: 
át akaýsax'oo
let him/her nail it on it

Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s: 
tlél aadé át akuýsix'oowu yé
no way can s/he nail it on it

Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s: 
át akuýsax'oowún
s/he would have nailed it on it

Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s: 
át aksax'wéini
if/when s/he nails it on it