čuvggodit

Northern Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Samic *čuoŋvuntëtēk.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuːvːkkoðih(t)/
• Rhymes: -uːvːkkotih(t)

Verb

čūvggodit

1. (impersonal) for light to emerge or increase in intensity (either from dawn or from removal of clouds)

   Fáhkka čūvggodii latnja.

   Suddenly there was light in the room.

   Iđđes árrat, ovdalgo čūvggoda, vulget buohkat olggos.

   Early in the morning, before it gets light, everyone heads out.

   Nieida lávlu sevdnjes jienain mii dađistaga čūvggoda.

   The girl sings in a dark voice that gradually becomes lighter.

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive	čūvggodit
1st sing. present	čūvggodan
1st sing. past	čūvggodin čūvggodedjen
infinitive	čūvggodit	action noun	čūvggodeapmi
present participle	čūvggodeaddji	action inessive	čūvggodeamen čūvggodeame
past participle	čūvggodan	action elative	čūvggodeamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	čūvggodēmiin
		abessive	čūvggotkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	čūvggodan	čūvggodin čūvggodedjen	čūvggodēhkon
2nd singular	čūvggodat	čūvggodit čūvggodedjet	čūvggot
3rd singular	čūvggoda	čūvggodii	čūvggodēhkos čūvggodus
1st dual	čūvggodetne	čūvggodeimme	čūvggodeadnu
2nd dual	čūvggodeahppi	čūvggodeidde	čūvggodeahkki
3rd dual	čūvggodeaba	čūvggodeigga	čūvggodēhkoska
1st plural	čūvggodit čūvggodat	čūvggodeimmet	čūvggodēhkot čūvggodeatnot
2nd plural	čūvggodēhpet	čūvggodeiddet	čūvggodēhket
3rd plural	čūvggodit	čūvggode čūvggodedje	čūvggodēhkoset
connegative	čūvggot	čūvggodan	čūvggot
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	čūvggodivččen	—	čūvggodeaččan
2nd singular	čūvggodivččet	—	čūvggodeaččat
3rd singular	čūvggodivččii	—	čūvggodeš čūvggodeaš čūvggodeažžá
1st dual	čūvggodivččiime	—	čūvggodežže
2nd dual	čūvggodivččiide	—	čūvggodeažžabeahtti
3rd dual	čūvggodivččiiga	—	čūvggodeažžaba
1st plural	čūvggodivččiimet	—	čūvggodeažžat
2nd plural	čūvggodivččiidet	—	čūvggodeažžabehtet
3rd plural	čūvggodivčče	—	čūvggodežžet
connegative	čūvggodivčče	—	čūvggodeš čūvggodeaš čūvggodeačča