gahčat

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *këčëtēk.

Verb

gahčat

  1. to ask
Inflection
Even a-stem, -ž gradation
infinitive gahčat
1st sing. present gažan
1st sing. past gahčen
infinitive gahčat action noun gahčan
present participle gahčči action inessive gahčamin
gahčame
past participle gahčan action elative gahčamis
agent participle action comitative gahčamiin
abessive gažakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular gažan gahčen gahčon
2nd singular gažat gahčet gaža
3rd singular gahčá gažai gahčos
1st dual gahče gažaime gahčču
2nd dual gahčabeahtti gažaide gahčči
3rd dual gahčaba gažaiga gahčoska
1st plural gahčat gažaimet gahčot
gahččut
2nd plural gahčabēhtet gažaidet gahčet
gahččit
3rd plural gahčet gahče gahčoset
connegative gaža gahčan gaža
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular gažašin
gažašedjen
gažalin
gažaledjen
gažažan
2nd singular gažašit
gažašedjet
gažalit
gažaledjet
gažažat
3rd singular gažašii gažalii gažaža
gažaš
1st dual gažašeimme gažaleimme gažažetne
2nd dual gažašeidde gažaleidde gažažeahppi
3rd dual gažašeigga gažaleigga gažažeaba
1st plural gažašeimmet gažaleimmet gažažit
gažažat
2nd plural gažašeiddet gažaleiddet gažažēhpet
3rd plural gažaše
gažašedje
gažale
gažaledje
gažažit
connegative gažaše gažale gažaš
Derived terms
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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gahčat

  1. second-person singular present indicative of gahččat