In this grammar note, we look at transitive verb endings for asking questions. These involve both a subject (the person performing an action) and an object (the person or thing on the receiving end of the action):
| tukisivit? (simple verb ending) | Do you understand? |
| tukisivamma? (transitive verb ending) | Do you understand me? |
Here are the simplest forms of these endings:
| Kaujimavagen? | Do I know you? |
| Kaujimavaga? | Do I know him/her? |
| tukisivamma? | Do you understand me? |
| tukisijân? | Do you understand him/her? |
| tusaavânga? | Does he/she hear me? |
| tusaavâten? | Does he/she hear you? |
| tusaajangâ? | Does he/she hear him/her? |
Remember that the first letter of these endings can change after certain affixes. The endings above that start with v- may switch to K- and the endings beginning with j- may switch to t- :
| kati + Kati + gi + niak + Kammâ = | |
| katiKatiginiakKammâ? | Are you going to meet with me later? |
| kati + Kati + gi + laut + tânga = | |
| katiKatigilauttânga ippasak | She met with him yesterday. |
| atuk + niat + tân? = | |
| Una atunaittân? | Are you going to use this one? |