From earlier *suwa-, possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *suHáti, from Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁-.[1] Possibly cognate with Erzya совамс (sovams).
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
present | past | imperative | optative | |
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1st sing. | *soon | *soin | — | *soogon |
2nd sing. | *soot | *soit | *sook | *soogos |
3rd sing. | *soopi *soo |
*soi | *sookahën | *sookohën |
1st plur. | *sookmëk *sookmak |
*soimëk *soimak |
*sookadëmëk *sookadamak |
*sookodëmëk *sookodamak |
2nd plur. | *sooktëk *sooktak |
*soidëk *soidak |
*sookadë *sookada |
*soogot'ëk *sookodadak |
3rd plur. | *soobat *soo |
*soi | *sookahën | *sookohën |
passive | *sooksën *soot'aksën |
*sootihën *soottihën |
*sootagasën *soottagasën |
*sootagosën *soottagosën |
connegative | *sook | — | *soogak | *soogok |
passive connegative | *sooktak | — | *sootagak *soottagak |
*sootagok *soottagok |
conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
1st sing. | *sookcin | *soicin | *soonën | |
2nd sing. | *sookcit | *soicit | *soonët | |
3rd sing. | *sookci | *soici | *sooni | |
1st plur. | *sookcimëk *sookcimak |
*soicimëk *soicimak |
*soonëmëk *soonëmak | |
2nd plur. | *sookcidëk *sookcidak |
*soicidëk *soicidak |
*soonëdëk *soonëdak | |
3rd plur. | *sookci | *soici | *sooni | |
passive | *soodakcisën *soot'akcisën |
*sooticisën *sootticisën |
*sootanësën *soottanësën | |
connegative | *sookcik | *soicik | *soonëk | |
passive connegative | *soodakcik *soot'akcik |
*sooticik *sootticik |
*sootanëk *soottanëk | |
non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
active | passive | |||
infinitive 1 | *soodak | present | *soopa | *sootaba *soottaba |
infinitive 2 | *sootë- | past | *soonut | *sootu *soottu |
gerund/supine | *sooma | |||
action noun | *soominen |