searvat

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

searvat

1. to participate, to take part
2. to attend

Inflection

Even a-stem, rv-rvv gradation
infinitive	searvat
1st sing. present	searvvan
1st sing. past	sērven
infinitive	searvat	action noun	searvan
present participle	searvi	action inessive	searvamin searvame
past participle	searvan	action elative	searvamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	searvamiin
		abessive	searvvakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	searvvan	sērven	sērvon
2nd singular	searvvat	sērvet	searvva
3rd singular	searvá	searvvai	sērvos
1st dual	sērve	searvvaime	searvu
2nd dual	searvabeahtti	searvvaide	searvi
3rd dual	searvaba	searvvaiga	sērvoska
1st plural	searvat	searvvaimet	sērvot searvut
2nd plural	searvabēhtet	searvvaidet	sērvet searvit
3rd plural	sērvet	sērve	sērvoset
connegative	searvva	searvan	searvva
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	searvvašin searvvašedjen	searvvalin searvvaledjen	searvvažan
2nd singular	searvvašit searvvašedjet	searvvalit searvvaledjet	searvvažat
3rd singular	searvvašii	searvvalii	searvvaža searvvaš
1st dual	searvvašeimme	searvvaleimme	searvvažetne
2nd dual	searvvašeidde	searvvaleidde	searvvažeahppi
3rd dual	searvvašeigga	searvvaleigga	searvvažeaba
1st plural	searvvašeimmet	searvvaleimmet	searvvažit searvvažat
2nd plural	searvvašeiddet	searvvaleiddet	searvvažēhpet
3rd plural	searvvaše searvvašedje	searvvale searvvaledje	searvvažit
connegative	searvvaše	searvvale	searvvaš

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