vadjat

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *vëjëtēk.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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vadjat

  1. to cut
  2. to slice
  3. to cut short, to clip
  4. to mow

Inflection

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Even a-stem, dj-j gradation
infinitive vadjat
1st sing. present vajan
1st sing. past vadjen
infinitive vadjat action noun vadjan
present participle vaddji action inessive vadjamin
vadjame
past participle vadjan action elative vadjamis
agent participle action comitative vadjamiin
abessive vajakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular vajan vadjen vadjon
2nd singular vajat vadjet vaja
3rd singular vadjá vajai vadjos
1st dual vadje vajaime vaddju
2nd dual vadjabeahtti vajaide vaddji
3rd dual vadjaba vajaiga vadjoska
1st plural vadjat vajaimet vadjot
vaddjut
2nd plural vadjabēhtet vajaidet vadjet
vaddjit
3rd plural vadjet vadje vadjoset
connegative vaja vadjan vaja
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular vajašin
vajašedjen
vajalin
vajaledjen
vajažan
2nd singular vajašit
vajašedjet
vajalit
vajaledjet
vajažat
3rd singular vajašii vajalii vajaža
vajaš
1st dual vajašeimme vajaleimme vajažetne
2nd dual vajašeidde vajaleidde vajažeahppi
3rd dual vajašeigga vajaleigga vajažeaba
1st plural vajašeimmet vajaleimmet vajažit
vajažat
2nd plural vajašeiddet vajaleiddet vajažēhpet
3rd plural vajaše
vajašedje
vajale
vajaledje
vajažit
connegative vajaše vajale vajaš

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland