In this grammar note, we look at double (transitive) verb endings for asking questions. These involve both the person performing an action and the person or thing at the receiving end of the action.
| tukisiven? (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? |
| tusâvânga? | Does he/she hear me? |
| tusâvâten? | Does he/she hear you? |
| tusâjangâ? | 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 | He/she met with him/her yesterday. |
| atuk + niat + tân? = | |
| Una atunaittân? | Are you going to use this one? |