HEAR
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Dena'ina: Qadushhdenesh.
English: They're listening to me.

Mode/Aspect = Transitional (T) + Mode + Perfective (P)

  Prefix Positions Stem
Adverb Incorporate Object Pronoun Outer Subject Pronoun Gender Mode/Aspect
T+Mode+P
Classifier
Morphemes Qa du she qe de i + Ø Ø nesh
Morpheme Changes     sh h   i deletes when preceded by a conjunct prefix    
e deletes when preceded by a morpheme boundary qe changes to h and e deletes when preceding a consonant
English Noise having to do with mouth or speech me they perceptions of sound imperfect  

hear sound of object

Mode: imperfect

Aspect: momentaneous


Verb Theme qa + du (da) # Object + d Gender + Ø classifier + nik (root)
Meaning hear sound of object, object makes noise, become aware of object by hearing object's noise
Theme Class Successive
Type  

Stem Set: Root = nik, Tag = feel, move the hand
  Mode
Aspect Imperfect Perfect Future Optative
Momentaneous nesh nesh nesh  
Repetitive nex nex nix  
Neuter nesh nesh nik nesh
Progressive nesh nesh nish  
Continuative nik nik nik  
Neuter-Negative nik' nik' nik'  
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