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-nit

-nit

See also: nit and nît

Northern Sami

Suffix

-nit

  1. Forms verbs indicating change into a state.
    buorre (good) + -nitbuorránit (to become better)

Usage notes

This suffix triggers the strong grade on a preceding stressed syllable.

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive -nit
1st sing. present -nan
1st sing. past -nin
-nedjen
infinitive -nit
present participle -neaddji
past participle -nan
verbal noun -neapmi
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular -nan -nin
-nedjen
-nehkon
2nd singular -nat -nit
-nedjet
-n
3rd singular -na -nii -nehkos
-nus
1st dual -netne -neimme -neadnu
2nd dual -neahppi -neidde -neahkki
3rd dual -neaba -neigga -nehkoska
1st plural -nit
-nat
-neimmet -nehkot
-neatnot
2nd plural -nehpet -neiddet -nehket
3rd plural -nit -ne
-nedje
-nehkoset
connegative -n -nan -n
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular -nivččen -neaččan
2nd singular -nivččet -neaččat
3rd singular -nivččii -neš
-neaš
-neažžá
1st dual -nivččiime -nežže
2nd dual -nivččiide -neažžabeahtti
3rd dual -nivččiiga -neažžaba
1st plural -nivččiimet -neažžat
2nd plural -nivččiidet -neažžabehtet
3rd plural -nivčče -nežžet
connegative -nivčče -neš
-neaš
-neačča

Derived terms

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