Dena'ina Verbs

Verbs with Ł-classifier

O+Ł+chi 'make singular object'

The first verb with Ł-classifier we will conjugate is O+Ł-chi, 'make sg. Object'. Note that this verb is transitive; verbs with Ł-classifier usually are. It is perfectly regular.

You can only use that verb if you are talking about singular objects, like a belt, a hat, a table, or a birch basket. If you want to make several objects, or something that usually comes in pairs, such as mittens or shoes, you have to use the verb O+Ø+ghun 'make plural object.

The object used here is kit'una, 'hat'.


1st Sg. kit'una ełchi I make a hat
2nd Sg. kit'una iłchi you (sg.) make a hat
3rd Sg. kit'una łchi s/he makes a hat
3rd Sg.+O yełchi s/he makes it
1st Pl. kit'una ch'ełchi we make a hat
2nd Pl. kit'una ełchi you (pl.) make a hat
3rd Pl. kit'una qełchi they make a hat
3rd Pl.+O qeyełchi they make it

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