| 1. |
G'zaagi'in |
gwa |
pane. |
|
I love you |
very much |
always. |
| 2. |
G'gaa waabaam'igo |
noongwa |
naakshek. |
|
We will see you |
this |
evening. |
| 3. |
N'gii gaanoon'ig |
jinaagwa. |
|
He did call me |
yesterday. |
| 4. |
G'zaagi'in |
nd' odminowagans. |
|
I love you |
my doll. |
| 5. |
G'zaagi'in |
nd'majimanido. |
|
I love you |
my devil. |
| 6. |
G'wiindamaw'in |
zaagi'inan. |
|
I am telling you |
I love you. |
| 7. |
Gondan |
ge giin gwa |
makakons |
zinziibakadonsan. |
|
These |
you really |
a small box |
of candy. |
|
Here is a box of candy. |
| 8. |
Gaa'iin |
nindan |
neyab |
g'wii miinsiino |
zinziibakadonsan. |
G'gii |
miish niin nindan. |
|
Not |
these |
back |
I will not give you |
the candies. |
You did |
give them to me. |
| 9. |
Howard |
giienh |
gii miigwenaan |
mazinaigan |
waaskonensan |
gii zaagin giizhigad. |
|
Howard |
actually |
did give |
paper |
flowers |
on Valentines' day. |
| 10. |
Zaam |
giienh |
gii bedigindenaan |
mazinaigan |
waaskonensan. |
|
Because |
really |
they were cheap |
paper |
roses. |
| 11. |
Zaagin giizhigad |
noongwa |
ingoji-shaangegamigong |
g'gaa izhaami. |
|
Valentine's Day |
today |
at a restaurant |
we should go. |
| 12. |
Zhaazhaagwa |
n'gii gigid |
ode |
doopwin |
wii |
zhaabwidomagowin. |
|
Already |
I did say |
there |
a table |
to |
be saved. |
| 13. |
Maanda |
ge giin |
g'aamjige'in |
zaam zaagin giizhigad awaan noongwa. |
|
This |
for you |
is gifting you |
something special on Valentine's Day. |
| 14. |
Mii |
noongwa |
biinji giigido'aa |
wiindamawninigog |
zaagin giizhigad awaan. |
|
This |
today |
reason I call them |
I tell them |
it is valentine's day. |
| 15. |
Pane |
gwa |
g'zaagi'in |
gaa'iin goweta zaagin giizhigad awaan. |
|
Always |
really |
I love you |
not only on Valentine's Day. |
Single Statement
2
1 |
niin |
giin |
wiin |
niinwi |
giinwi |
giinwa |
wiinwa |
| niin |
|
g - in |
n - aa |
|
|
g - ininim |
n -aag |
| giin |
g - |
|
g - aa |
g - imin |
|
|
g -aag |
| wiin |
n - ig |
g - ig |
o - aa |
n - igonan |
g -igonan |
g-igowaa |
o -aan |
| niinwi |
|
g - igoo |
n - aanan |
|
|
g - igoom |
n - aananig |
| giinwi |
|
|
g - aanan |
|
|
|
g - aananig |
| giinwa |
g - im |
|
g - aawa |
g -min |
|
|
g - aawag |
| wiinwa |
n - igoog |
g - igoog |
o - aawan |
n - igoonanig |
n - igoonanig |
g - igoowag |
o - aawan |
Question or Connected
2
1 |
niin |
giin |
wiin |
niinwi |
giinwi |
giinwa |
wiinwa |
| niin |
|
- inan |
- ag |
|
|
- inagog |
- agwa |
| giin |
-iyan |
|
- ad |
- iyang |
|
|
-adwa |
| wiin |
-id |
- ig |
- ad |
- iyangid |
-inang |
-ineg |
-ad |
| niinwi |
|
- igoyan |
- angid |
|
|
- igoyeg |
- angidwa |
| giinwi |
|
|
- ang |
|
|
|
- angwa |
| giinwa |
-iyeg |
|
- eg |
- iyang |
|
|
- egwa |
| wiinwa |
-iwad |
-igwa |
- awad |
- iyangidwa |
-inangwa |
- inegwa |
- awad |
You Practice
On the first page, indicate the type of each verb:
- Intransitive Inanimate
- Intransitive Animate
- Transitive Inanimate
- Transitive Animate
Choose one of the Transitive Animate verbs from the sentences above and write 7 sentences using different pronouns.
- zaagi - love someone
- wiindamaw - tell someone
- gwejim - ask someone
- bishigenmaa - like someone
- ganoon - call someone
- naadamaw - to help
- jiim - kiss
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