want (often with strong feeling); decide, be decided about, intend to; agree to, be willing to
Theme:
(yéi) O-sa-S-ø-haa~ (na state)
for S to want O (a certain way); for S to be decided about O; for S to agree to O
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Naish-Story:
sa-ya-haa
Variants:
-hei~ Notes:
This verb requires either an adverb of manner (such as yéi "that way" or wáa sá "how") or a postpositional phrase (often -dé as in i jeedé). Two examples are: Wáa sá asaawahaa? "How does she want it?" I jeedé saýwaahaa. "I want you to have it."
Paradigm Forms
Imperfective (+) (doing it; does it)
1s:
(yéi) saýaahéi
I want it (that way)
3s:
(yéi) asayahéi
s/he wants it (that way)
Perfective (+) (did it)
1s:
(yéi) saýwaahaa
I wanted it (that way)
3s:
(yéi) asaawahaa
s/he wanted it (that way)
Perfective (-) (didn't do it)
1s:
tlél (yéi) saýwahaa
I didn't want it (that way)
3s:
tlél (yéi) asawuhaa
s/he didn't want it (that way)
Perfective habitual (+) (does it (every time))
1s:
(yéi) sanýahéich
I want it (that way) (every time)
3s:
(yéi) asanahéich
s/he wants it (that way) (every time)
Perfective habitual (-) (hasn't done it yet)
3s:
[does not occur]
Future (+) (going to do it)
1s:
(yéi) sakñwahaa
I will want it (that way)
3s:
(yéi) asakçwahaa
s/he will want it (that way)
Future (-) (not going to do it)
1s:
tlél (yéi) sakñwahaa
I won't want it (that way)
3s:
tlél (yéi) asakçwahaa
s/he won't want it (that way)
Conditional (+) (if/when s/he does it)
1s:
(yéi) sanýahéini
if/when I want it (that way)
3s:
(yéi) asanahéini
if/when s/he wants it (that way)
Example(s):
Yáa x'úx' i jeedéi saýwaahaa.
I want to give you this book.
Aangóonde saýwaahaa aý dachýánk'.
I want my grandchild to go to Angoon.
I shát tsá áwé saduwahaa.
They want you to take her as a bride.
Ñúnáý yéi saýwaahaa ançasçeiwút aý dachýánk'.
I really want my grandson to be a (seine) fisherman.
Xunaadé saýwaahaa David tlél ñú yaaý woogoot.
I wanted David to go to Hoonah, but he didn't get on the boat.