Grammar
Independent Indicative Preterit (#03)
| ᔖᔥ ᒋᑭ ᓂᐹᐦ᙮ | shaash chiki nipaah. | You should go to sleep now! |
The Independent Indicative Preterit conjugation (#03) is used for recommendations, opinions, and suggestions.
It is found with the future preverbs ᒋᑭ chiki , ᓂᑭ niki or ᒋᑭ chiki:
| ᔖᔥ ᒋᑭ ᓂᐹᐦ᙮ | shaash chiki nipaah. | s/he should go to sleep now! | |
| ᔖᔥ ᓂᑭ ᓂᐹᐦ᙮ | shaash niki nipaah. | I should go to sleep now! |
The past preverb ᒌᐦ chiih can also be combined with this conjugation:
| ᔖᔥ ᒋᑭ ᒌᐦ ᓂᐹᐦ᙮ | shaash chiki chiih nipaah. | you should already have gone to sleep! |
The volitional preverb ᐧᐄᐦ wiih as well:
| ᔖᔥ ᒋᑭ ᐧᐄᐦ ᓂᐹᐦ᙮ | shaash chiki wiih nipaah. | you should try and sleep now! |
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