'uwhut'en    'u•whu•t'en    ᐧᐅᗘᗥᐣ    V

auxiliary verb

Used following the particle ze in the construction meaning ‟to keep on doing”. It is used when the main verb is intransitive and has a wh-class subject.


[d-'en <'en₂ «do»]  Imperfective Affirmative  Continuous

Examples

(1)
Nawhulhtihze'uwhut'en.
it is rainingonlyit [wh-class] does
It keeps on raining.

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(2)
Yohwhudez̲k'unze'uwhut'en.
houseit [wh-class] is burningonlyit [wh-class] does
The house keeps on burning.

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Related Words:   Aspectual, Evidential, and Modal

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