-hchondi-/-hchrondi-
Translation to make or prepare something, to make it ready, to arrange it, to put it in order, to adjust it, to settle it, to decorate it, to adorn it Part of speech verb base Semantic category everyday life Note The difference between -hchondi- and -hchrondi-, i.e. the presence or absence of r , is dialectal. One can use either variant without changing the meaning of the utterance. See also -ahchondi- "to get dressed, to prepare oneself, to adorn oneself" -atia’tahchondi- "to adorn oneself, to dress up" -aten’ndiyonhrahchondi- "to prepare one’s mind, to prepare mentally" -akwendahchondi- "to prepare what one will say, to prepare one’s speech or talk" -atrihwahchondi- "to prepare one’s matters or affairs, to make one’s affairs ready" -rihwahchondi- "to settle, prepare a matter" -ia’tahchondi- "to dress or adorn someone; to paint someone’s body" -’ndiyonhrahchondi- "to prepare someone’s mind, to get it ready"
Example | Prononciation | Translation | Sound |
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Sehchondiah! | [seh-CHON-ndiah] | Prepare it! Get it ready! | |
Yehchondiahk. | [yeh-CHON-ndiahk] | I prepare it; I’m preparing it. |
Conjugation Class | C-radical |
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Verb Class | actif avec conséquence |
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Grammar Notes |
Aspect Mood | Habitual | Stative | Perfective | Impérative | Purposive |
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Suffix | -ahk | -h | -aʔ | -ah | |
Alternant | -hchondi- | -hchondi- | -hchondi- | -hchondi- | |
Pronominal Prefixes | agent | patient | agent | agent impératif | |
Approximate Translation | préparer quelque chose habituellement; être en train de préparer quelque chose | avoir préparé quelque chose et il y a un effet au moment présent | préparer quelque chose à un moment précis | donner l’ordre à quelqu’un de préparer quelque chose |