tessilh    tes•silh    ᗟᔆᙒᒡ    V

I am going to make

This is ``make'' in the sense of ``transform''. It is used primarily in periphrastic causative constructions.


[∅-tsilh <tsi₁ «make»]  Future Affirmative  

                                         
t e s Ø tsilh
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

Examples

(1)
T̲s̲et̲s̲elhootidindukwtessilh.
axeits handleit [d-class] is shortI am going to make
I am going to shorten the handle of the axe.

#000512

(2)
'Onus̲'ilhdukwtessilh.
moreit is shorterI will make
I am going to shorten it (dress).

#000815

Related Words:   Causation and Transformation

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