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<\/a>VII (Verb Inanimate Intransitive)<\/h1>\r\n

Inanimate Intransitive verbs are verbs with only one role (intransitive) filled by an inanimate subject.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
\u148c\u14c8\u1424<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchiinaau<\/td>\r\nIt is pointed<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u148c\u14c8\u1431\u1505\u1473\u1424 \u14a8\u1426\u146f\u14ab\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nchiinaapiskaau muuhkumaan<\/td>\r\nIt is a pointed knife<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u1427\u1404\u1426\u146d\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwiihkin<\/td>\r\nIt is tasty<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u1427\u1404\u1426\u146d\u14d0 \u1431\u14a5\u1426\u1473\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwiihkin pimihkaan<\/td>\r\nThe pemmican is tasty<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

Some inanimate intransitive verbs do not take nominal subjects. They express seasons, times of day, the weather, and geographical features.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u1427\u140b\u14f5\u1505\u146f\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwaasaaskun<\/td>\r\nIt is a clear day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u152b\u144e\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nyuutin<\/td>\r\nIt is windy<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

VII verbs can be found in all the conjunct and the independent orders. They have only third person inflection (proximate and obviative, singular and plural) and no imperative, since imperative requires second person.<\/p>\r\n

Paradigm example: Inanimate Intransitive verb (VII)<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Actor<\/th>\r\nWord<\/th>\r\nTranslation<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
0<\/td>\r\n\u1427\u1404\u1426\u146d\u14d0<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwiihkin<\/td>\r\nIt is tasty<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
0p<\/td>\r\n\u1427\u1404\u1426\u146d\u14d0\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwiihkinh<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThey are tasty<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
0′<\/td>\r\n\u1427\u1404\u1426\u146d\u14c2\u1528\u1424 \u1405\u1431\u14a5\u1426\u1473\u14c2\u14bb<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwiihkiniyiu<\/strong> upimihkaanim.<\/td>\r\nHis pemmican is tasty<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
0’p<\/td>\r\n\u1427\u1404\u1426\u146d\u14c2\u1528\u1424\u1426 \u1405\u14a6\u14c2\u14bb\u1426<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nwiihkiniyiuh<\/strong> umiinimh.<\/td>\r\nHis berries are tasty<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

There are several types of VII stems<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

Link to Conjugation Tables.<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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