sáhttit

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Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *sāttētēk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

sáhttit

  1. (auxiliary) to can, to be able, to have the ability
    Mun in sáhte oaidnit du!
    I can't see you!
  2. to bring, to bring along
  3. to cause, to bring about

Inflection

Even i-stem, htt-ht gradation
infinitive sáhttit
1st sing. present sáhtán
1st sing. past sáhtten
infinitive sáhttit action noun sáhttin
present participle sáhtti action inessive sáhttimin
sáhttime
past participle sáhttán action elative sáhttimis
agent participle action comitative sáhttimiin
abessive sáhtẹkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular sáhtán sáhtten sáhtton
2nd singular sáhtát sáhttet sáhtẹ
3rd singular sáhttá sáhtii sáhttos
1st dual sáhtte sáhtiime sáhttu
2nd dual sáhttibeahtti sáhtiide sáhtti
3rd dual sáhttiba sáhtiiga sáhttoska
1st plural sáhttit sáhtiimet sáhttot
sáhttut
2nd plural sáhttibēhtet sáhtiidet sáhttet
sáhttit
3rd plural sáhttet sáhtte sáhttoset
connegative sáhtẹ sáhttán sáhtẹ
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular sáhtášin
sáhtášedjen
sáhtálin
sáhtáledjen
sáhtežan
2nd singular sáhtášit
sáhtášedjet
sáhtálit
sáhtáledjet
sáhtežat
3rd singular sáhtášii sáhtálii sáhteža
sáhteš
1st dual sáhtášeimme sáhtáleimme sáhtežetne
2nd dual sáhtášeidde sáhtáleidde sáhtežeahppi
3rd dual sáhtášeigga sáhtáleigga sáhtežeaba
1st plural sáhtášeimmet sáhtáleimmet sáhtežit
sáhtežat
2nd plural sáhtášeiddet sáhtáleiddet sáhtežēhpet
3rd plural sáhtáše
sáhtášedje
sáhtále
sáhtáledje
sáhtežit
connegative sáhtáše sáhtále sáhteš

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