Adverbs

Adverbs clarify or modify the meaning of a sentence. The most common are adverbs of quantity and adverbs of time. Most adverbs, however, are embedded within the verb.



ADVERBS OF QUANTITY

Adverb Meaning Example Meaning
ki more, another ki k'ushta no more
ki heyi another winter
kishla a little more kishla łuq'aka'a a little more king salmon
detsek entire, whole qayeh detsek the entire village
qul or k'qul nothing, zero yuq' qul the sky is clear
kisht'a a lot, many kisht'a bejex a lot of caribou
jitggwa a little bit jitggwa miłni a little bit of water
shijenhqugh enough shijenhqugh łuq'a enough fish
łuq'u all, everything, everyone Kahtnuht'ana łuq'u all the Kenai people
gheli really yuq qul gheli the sky is really clear
k'idiki too much, very k'idiki k'q'uya too much red salmon
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ADVERBS OF TIME

Adverb

Meaning Example Meaning
ki again hzila ki morning mist again
q'u just now sin chuna q'u falling star just now
ch'qeyan always nunigi ch'qeyan always fog
htsast'a before, in the past ush htsast'a snowshoes in the past (were made)
nanutset before our time, our history Dena'ina nanutset Dena'ina history
husht'a in a moment hełch' husht'a darkness in a moment
suk ghu long ago ts'itsatna suk ghu... the ancestors long ago...
ughasht'a hurry, early q'iłdu ughasht'a hurry home
k'eldinteh sometimes yuq' hdaznet k'eldinteh colorful sunrise sometimes
janq'u nothing has changed, still ełkun janq'u it's still raining
elugh not yet elugh yeshegh he has not yet hooked it
q'udi now yaghali q'udi its good now
q'udi gu right now q'udi gu ezhi qilan it's cold right now
qezahda in the future qezahda yaghali gheli qitulał really good in the future
ch'qyan always ezga ch'qyan I'm always scared
ts'iłq'a at one time, a long time ago ts'itsatna ts'iłq'a a long time ago those ancestors..
k'ghulugh the end of a span of time k'ghulugh usdet tsadi let it be without end
quhlanh slowly ke'nelqat quhlanh you eat it slowly
ki k'usht'a never again qil gheli ki k'usht'a really terrible never again
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