praise him/her; commend him/her

Theme: 
O-ka-S-ø-shéeý'~ (ø act)
for S to praise, glorify O; for S to approve, commend O; for S to comment on O
Naish-Story: 
ka-ya-sheeý'
Variants: 
O-ka-S-shéiý'~ (ø act)

Paradigm Forms


Imperative (Do it!)
2s: 
Kashíý'!
Praise him/her!
2p: 
Kayshíý'!
You all praise him/her!

Repetitive imperfective prohibitive (Don't do it!)
2s: 
Líl keeshíý'ýiñ!
Don't praise him/her!
2p: 
Líl kayshíý'ýiñ!
Don't you all praise him/her!

Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
3s: 
akashéeý'
s/he is praising him/her

Imperfective (-) (not doing it; doesn't do it)
3s: 
tlél akoosheeý'
s/he isn't praising him/her

Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s: 
akashíý'ý
s/he praises him/her (regularly)

Imperfective habitual (+) (always does it)
3s: 
akashíý' nooch
s/he always praises him/her

Perfective (+) (did it)
3s: 
akaawashíý'
s/he praised him/her

Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
3s: 
tlél akawushéeý'
s/he didn't praise him/her

Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
3s: 
[does not occur]

Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
3s: 
tlél akooshéex'ch
s/he hasn't praised him/her yet

Future (+) (going to do it)
3s: 
akakçwashéeý'
s/he will praise him/her

Future (-) (not going to do it)
3s: 
tlél akakçwashéeý'
s/he won't praise him/her

Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
3s: 
akçashéeý'
let him/her praise him/her

Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s: 
tlél aadé akçwaashéeý'i yé
no way can s/he praise him/her

Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s: 
akçwashéeý'in
s/he would have praised him/her

Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s: 
akashíý'ni
if s/he praises him/her