hookwa'ut'en    hoo•kwa•'u•t'en    ᐯᐠᗕᐧᐅᗥᐣ    V

he is trying to


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

This verb form belongs to the paradigm try to.

                                         
                                         
wh ka ' d 'en
ADV REST PObj P Curs N Neg Obj Sₒ WHq Con Dq Nq Sq Inc Neg Mod Asp Sᵢ Valence Stem
19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Stem
Disjunct Zone Conjunct Zone Valence Stem

Example


   
Nedok'uyalhtukhookwa'ut'en.
white personhe speaks in the manner ofhe is trying [wh-class object]
He is trying to speak English.

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Related Words:   Desire and Attempting


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