Lesson 31: Transitive Verbs Part 3, -ke suffix

Question 1

VAI
Kitige.

Answer 1

S/he is gardening/farming/planting

Question 2

VTA
Kitigaa

Answer 2

to garden/plant/farm (object is animate)

Question 3

VTI
kitigaan

Answer 3

to garden, plant, farm (something inanimate)

Question 4

Jiisenhsan kitigaanan.

Answer 4

S/he is planting carrots.

Question 5

Piniik ndakitigaak.

Answer 5

I am planting potatoes.

Question 6

Piniin kitigaan.

Answer 6

She is planting potatoes.

Question 7

Mandaaminak gwiikitigaak.

Answer 7

You will plant corn.

Question 8

Mitigoonhsak nwiikitigaak.

Answer 8

I want to plant little trees.

Question 9

Mitigoonhsan giikitigaan.

Answer 9

He planted little trees.

Question 10

Jiisenhsan na kiikitigaanan?

Answer 10

Did you plant carrots?

Question 11

Kaawiin jiisenhsan ngiikitigaasiinan.

Answer 11

I did not plant carrots.

Question 12

VAI
Jiibaakwe.

Answer 12

S/he is cooking.

Question 13

VTA
manazawaa

Answer 13

to cook (something animate)

Question 14

VTI
manazaan

Answer 14

to cook (something inanimate)

Question 15

Netaawging ngiimanazaanan.

Answer 15

I cooked vegetables.

Question 16

Kaawiin wiiyaas kiimanazawaasii.

Answer 16

You did not cook meat.

Question 17

Jiisenhsan damanazaanan.

Answer 17

She’s going to cook carrots.

Question 18

Jiisenhsan giimanazaanan ngashi.

Answer 18

My mother cooked carrots.

Question 19

Giigoonhik ndoomanazaawaak.

Answer 19

I’m cooking fish. (plural)

Question 20

Giigoonhan manazawaan Zoozep.

Answer 20

Joe is cooking fish.

Question 21

Jiisenhsan na kamanazaanan?

Answer 21

Are you going to cook carrots?

Question 22

Baakaakwaanhan damanazawaan.

Answer 22

She is going to cook chicken.

Question 23

VTA
zhi’aa

Answer 23

to make (something animate)

Question 24

VTI
zhitoon

Answer 24

to make (something inanimate)

Question 25

Deweganan zhi’aan.

Answer 25

He is making a drum

Question 26

Oonh, deweganak gdoozhi’aak.

Answer 26

Oh, you’re making drums.

Question 27

Dewegan ngazhi’aa.

Answer 27

I am going to make a drum.

Question 28

Kookobinaagan giizhitoon.

Answer 28

She made a basket.

Question 29

Makizinan zhitoonan.

Answer 29

She is making moccasins.

Question 30

Kaawiin makizinan giizhitoosiinan.

Answer 30

He did not make moccasins.

Question 31

Mizinigan ndaazhitoon.

Answer 31

I should make a book.

Question 32

Mijikaawinak na gwiizhi’aak?

Answer 32

Do you want to make mittens?

Question 33

Odeminke.

Answer 33

She is harvesting strawberries.

Question 34

Deweganke.

Answer 34

He is making a drum/drums.

Question 35

Kookobinaaganke.

Answer 35

She is making a basket(s).

Question 36

Niibiishaabooke.

Answer 36

He is making tea.

Question 37

Naakaniiganke.

Answer 37

She is making a mat(s).

Question 38

Jiimaanke.

Answer 38

He is making a canoe(s).

Question 39

Jiimaankewok.

Answer 39

They are making canoes/a canoe.

Question 40

Ngii’deminke.

Answer 40

I picked/harvested strawberries.