jearrat

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjea̯rrah(t)/

Verb

jearrat

1. to ask

Inflection

Even a-stem, rr-r gradation
infinitive	jearrat
1st sing. present	jearan
1st sing. past	jērren
infinitive	jearrat	action noun	jearran
present participle	jearˈri	action inessive	jearramin jearrame
past participle	jearran	action elative	jearramis
agent participle	—	action comitative	jearramiin
		abessive	jearakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	jearan	jērren	jērron
2nd singular	jearat	jērret	jeara
3rd singular	jearrá	jearai	jērros
1st dual	jērre	jearaime	jearˈru
2nd dual	jearrabeahtti	jearaide	jearˈri
3rd dual	jearraba	jearaiga	jērroska
1st plural	jearrat	jearaimet	jērrot jearˈrut
2nd plural	jearrabēhtet	jearaidet	jērret jearˈrit
3rd plural	jērret	jērre	jērroset
connegative	jeara	jearran	jeara
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	jearašin jearašedjen	jearalin jearaledjen	jearažan
2nd singular	jearašit jearašedjet	jearalit jearaledjet	jearažat
3rd singular	jearašii	jearalii	jearaža jearaš
1st dual	jearašeimme	jearaleimme	jearažetne
2nd dual	jearašeidde	jearaleidde	jearažeahppi
3rd dual	jearašeigga	jearaleigga	jearažeaba
1st plural	jearašeimmet	jearaleimmet	jearažit jearažat
2nd plural	jearašeiddet	jearaleiddet	jearažēhpet
3rd plural	jearaše jearašedje	jearale jearaledje	jearažit
connegative	jearaše	jearale	jearaš

Derived terms

• jearahit
• jearaldat
• jearran

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland