Derived Verbs (Primary)

Initial + Medial + Final

Observation

ᐅᑖᒥ + ᔅᑯ + ᔑᓐ			ᐅᑖᒥᔅᑯᔑᓐ
utaami + sku + shin	=		utaamiskushin
hit against + ice + horizontal			s/he slips on the ice

The verb ᐅᑖᒥᔅᑯᔑᓐ utaamiskushin s/he slips on the ice is made from the initial ᐅᑖᒥ utaami hit against, a medial ᔅᑯ sku ice and the verb final ᔑᓐ shin horizontal. We can say that this verb has a stem made of three elements: an initial, a medial and a final. Here are examples of (primary) verb stems made of three elements:

Initial	+	Medial	+	Final	=		Verb
ᐅᑖᒥ		ᐦᑕᒋ		ᔑᓐ			ᐅᑖᒥᐦᑕᒋᔑᓐ
utaami	+	htachi	+	shin	=		utaamihtachishin
hit against		floor		horizontal			s/he falls on the floor
ᐅᑖᒥ		ᐯᒋ		ᔑᓐ			ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐯᒋᔑᓐ
utaami	+	pechi	+	shin	=		utaamipechishin
hit against		water		horizontal			s/he slips and falls in the water