figgat

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈfiɡːɡah(t)/

Verb

figgat

to strive
to aspire, to desire
to try, to attempt

Inflection

Even a-stem, gg-kk gradation
infinitive	figgat
1st sing. present	fikkan
1st sing. past	figgen
infinitive	figgat	action noun	figgan
present participle	figgi	action inessive	figgamin figgame
past participle	figgan	action elative	figgamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	figgamiin
		abessive	fikkakeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	fikkan	figgen	figgon
2nd singular	fikkat	figget	fikka
3rd singular	figgá	fikkai	figgos
1st dual	figge	fikkaime	figgu
2nd dual	figgabeahtti	fikkaide	figgi
3rd dual	figgaba	fikkaiga	figgoska
1st plural	figgat	fikkaimet	figgot figgut
2nd plural	figgabēhtet	fikkaidet	figget figgit
3rd plural	figget	figge	figgoset
connegative	fikka	figgan	fikka
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	fikkašin fikkašedjen	fikkalin fikkaledjen	fikkažan
2nd singular	fikkašit fikkašedjet	fikkalit fikkaledjet	fikkažat
3rd singular	fikkašii	fikkalii	fikkaža fikkaš
1st dual	fikkašeimme	fikkaleimme	fikkažetne
2nd dual	fikkašeidde	fikkaleidde	fikkažeahppi
3rd dual	fikkašeigga	fikkaleigga	fikkažeaba
1st plural	fikkašeimmet	fikkaleimmet	fikkažit fikkažat
2nd plural	fikkašeiddet	fikkaleiddet	fikkažēhpet
3rd plural	fikkaše fikkašedje	fikkale fikkaledje	fikkažit
connegative	fikkaše	fikkale	fikkaš

Further reading

Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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