figgat

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Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈfiɡːɡah(t)/

Verb

figgat

  1. to strive
  2. to aspire, to desire
  3. to try, to attempt

Inflection

Even a-stem, gg-kk gradation
infinitive figgat
1st sing. present fikkan
1st sing. past figgen
infinitive figgat action noun figgan
present participle figgi action inessive figgamin
figgame
past participle figgan action elative figgamis
agent participle action comitative figgamiin
abessive fikkakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular fikkan figgen figgon
2nd singular fikkat figget fikka
3rd singular figgá fikkai figgos
1st dual figge fikkaime figgu
2nd dual figgabeahtti fikkaide figgi
3rd dual figgaba fikkaiga figgoska
1st plural figgat fikkaimet figgot
figgut
2nd plural figgabēhtet fikkaidet figget
figgit
3rd plural figget figge figgoset
connegative fikka figgan fikka
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular fikkašin
fikkašedjen
fikkalin
fikkaledjen
fikkažan
2nd singular fikkašit
fikkašedjet
fikkalit
fikkaledjet
fikkažat
3rd singular fikkašii fikkalii fikkaža
fikkaš
1st dual fikkašeimme fikkaleimme fikkažetne
2nd dual fikkašeidde fikkaleidde fikkažeahppi
3rd dual fikkašeigga fikkaleigga fikkažeaba
1st plural fikkašeimmet fikkaleimmet fikkažit
fikkažat
2nd plural fikkašeiddet fikkaleiddet fikkažēhpet
3rd plural fikkaše
fikkašedje
fikkale
fikkaledje
fikkažit
connegative fikkaše fikkale fikkaš

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland