Lesson 31: Transitive Verbs Part 3, -ke suffix Flashcards
VAI
Kitige.
S/he is gardening/farming/planting
VTA
Kitigaa
to garden/plant/farm (object is animate)
VTI
kitigaan
to garden, plant, farm (something inanimate)
Jiisenhsan kitigaanan.
S/he is planting carrots.
Piniik ndakitigaak.
I am planting potatoes.
Piniin kitigaan.
She is planting potatoes.
Mandaaminak gwiikitigaak.
You will plant corn.
Mitigoonhsak nwiikitigaak.
I want to plant little trees.
Mitigoonhsan giikitigaan.
He planted little trees.
Jiisenhsan na kiikitigaanan?
Did you plant carrots?
Kaawiin jiisenhsan ngiikitigaasiinan.
I did not plant carrots.
VAI
Jiibaakwe.
S/he is cooking.
VTA
manazawaa
to cook (something animate)
VTI
manazaan
to cook (something inanimate)
Netaawging ngiimanazaanan.
I cooked vegetables.
Kaawiin wiiyaas kiimanazawaasii.
You did not cook meat.
Jiisenhsan damanazaanan.
She’s going to cook carrots.
Jiisenhsan giimanazaanan ngashi.
My mother cooked carrots.
Giigoonhik ndoomanazaawaak.
I’m cooking fish. (plural)
Giigoonhan manazawaan Zoozep.
Joe is cooking fish.
Jiisenhsan na kamanazaanan?
Are you going to cook carrots?
Baakaakwaanhan damanazawaan.
She is going to cook chicken.
VTA
zhi’aa
to make (something animate)
VTI
zhitoon
to make (something inanimate)
Deweganan zhi’aan.
He is making a drum
Oonh, deweganak gdoozhi’aak.
Oh, you’re making drums.
Dewegan ngazhi’aa.
I am going to make a drum.
Kookobinaagan giizhitoon.
She made a basket.
Makizinan zhitoonan.
She is making moccasins.
Kaawiin makizinan giizhitoosiinan.
He did not make moccasins.
Mizinigan ndaazhitoon.
I should make a book.
Mijikaawinak na gwiizhi’aak?
Do you want to make mittens?
Odeminke.
She is harvesting strawberries.
Deweganke.
He is making a drum/drums.
Kookobinaaganke.
She is making a basket(s).
Niibiishaabooke.
He is making tea.
Naakaniiganke.
She is making a mat(s).
Jiimaanke.
He is making a canoe(s).
Jiimaankewok.
They are making canoes/a canoe.
Ngii’deminke.
I picked/harvested strawberries.
