Lesson Twenty-Two - Part OneCombining Past Tense with Questions & Negation
The following two tense and mode forms can be combined. Study the following:
| neihoowtéí'eih | I am not strong |
| neih'oowtéí'eih | I was not strong |
| koohetéí'eih | Are you strong? |
| kooheihtéí'eih | Were you strong? |
All negative forms can be put in the past tense by adding an -h- after the first prefix (nei-, etc). Note that -hoow- then becomes -'oow-.
All question forms can be put in the past tense by adding an -h- after the second prefix (nei-, etc), just like with the negative.
More examples are:
| kooh(e)ihto'óót | Did you strike it? |
| kooheihto'óotéébe | Did you(pl) strike it? |
| né(i)h'ihoowuto'óótobe | We did not strike it |
| néih'oowuto'óóteebe | (same as above) |
| tonóehinoo | I am cold |
| néih'(h)oowtóe | I was not cold |
| heníícoot | He is smoking. |
| koohuh'uucóó | Did he smoke? |
| koohuh'íiicóó | (same as above) |