stink, smell strongly
Theme:
O-l-chán (ga state)
for O to stink, have unpleasant odor, smell bad; for O to smell strongly
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Naish-Story:
li-chaan Paradigm Forms
Imperfective prohibitive (Don't do it!)
2s:
Líl eelchániñ
Don't be stinky!
2p:
Líl yee lachániñ
Don't you all be stinky!
Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
1s:
ýat lichán
I stink
2s:
ilichán
you stink
3s:
lichán
he/she/it stinks
1p:
haa lichán
we stink
2p:
yee lichán
you all stink
3p:
has lichán
they stink
4:
ñulichán
somebody stinks
Imperfective (-) (not doing it; doesn't do it)
1s:
tlél ýat ulchán
I don't stink
2s:
tlél eelchán
you don't stink
3s:
tlél ulchán
he/she/it doesn't stink
1p:
tlél haa ulchán
we don't stink
2p:
tlél yee ulchán
you all don't stink
3p:
tlél has ulchán
they don't stink
4:
tlél ñoolchán
nobody stinks
Progressive imperfective (+) ((in the process of) doing it)
1s:
kei aý nalchán
I'm starting to stink
2s:
kei inalchán
you're starting to stink
3s:
kei nalchán
he/she/it is starting to stink
1p:
kei haa nalchán
we are starting to stink
2p:
kei yee nalchán
you all are starting to stink
3p:
kei has nalchán
they are starting to stink
4:
kei ñunalchán
people are starting to stink
Repetitive imperfective (+) (does it (regularly))
3s:
kei lachánch
he/she/it stinks (regularly)
Imperfective habitual (+) (always does it)
3s:
lachán nooch
he/she/it always stinks
Imperfective decessive (+) (used to do it)
3s:
lachánin
he/she/it used to stink
Imperfective decessive (-) (didn't used to do it)
3s:
tlél ulchánin
he/she/it didn't used to stink
Imperfective attributive (+) (the one who does it)
3s:
wé lichani aa
the one who stinks
Perfective (+) (did it)
1s:
aý wulichán
I stank
2s:
iwlichán
you stank
3s:
wulichán
he/she/it stank
1p:
haa wlichán
we stank
2p:
yee wlichán
you all stank
3p:
has wulichán
they stank
4:
ñuwlichán
people stank
Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s:
tlél aý wulchán
I didn't stink
2s:
tlél iwulchán
you didn't stink
3s:
tlél wulchán
he/she/it didn't stink
1p:
tlél haa wulchán
we didn't stink
2p:
tlél yee wulchán
you all didn't stink
3p:
tlél has wulchán
they didn't stink
4:
tlél ñuwulchán
nobody stank
Future (+) (going to do it)
1s:
kei aý guýlachán
I will stink
2s:
kei iguýlachán
you will stink
3s:
kei guýlachán
he/she/it will stink
1p:
kei haa guýlachán
we will stink
2p:
kei yee guýlachán
you all will stink
3p:
kei (ha)s guýlachán
they will stink
4:
kei ñuguýlachán
people will stink
Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s:
tlél kei aý guýlachán
I won't stink
2s:
tlél kei iguýlachán
you won't stink
3s:
tlél kei guýlachán
he/she/it won't stink
1p:
tlél kei haa guýlachán
we won't stink
2p:
tlél kei yee guýlachán
you all won't stink
3p:
tlél kei (ha)s guýlachán
they won't stink
4:
tlél kei ñuguýlachán
nobody will stink
Hortative (+) (let him/her do it)
1s:
aý gaýlachán
let me stink
3s:
gaýlachán
let him/her/it stink
1p:
haa gaýlachán
let us stink
Potential attributive (+) (can't do it)
3s:
tlél aadé guýlichani yé
no way can he/she/it stink
Potential decessive (+) (would have done it)
3s:
guýlacháneen
he/she/it would have stunk
Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
3s:
lachánni
if/when he/she/it stinks
Example(s):
Yee lichán
You all stink (often used in reference to alcohol on the breath).
Ch'a yéi ýat kasnéex'i tín, has du yáanáý át ýwasikóo.
Even though I stink, I know more than they do.