thíi1 to do, make

Part of Speech v.tr
Inflection Class L:e (Prs): tháanu, (Pfv): thíilu, (Cv): the, (Imp): tha
Usage Extremely generic verb used in a large number of complex predicates
    • to do, make
      • Example 925:
        ma aní šaaká háarum ghooṣṭá harí kúṛi angóor ǰheelí tanaám the gúuli thíi.
        ma
        1sg.nom
        aní
        prox
        šaák
        wood
        -a
        -pl
        har
        take.away
        -um
        -1sg
        ghoóṣṭ
        house
        -a
        -obl
        har
        take.away
        -í
        -CV
        kúṛi
        woman
        angáar
        fire
        ǰhaalé
        light
        -í
        -CV
        tanaám
        3pl.acc
        the
        to
        gúuli
        bread
        the
        do
        -e
        -3sg
        I will take this wood to my house so that my wife can make a fire and cook food for them [the children].
        Source:
        A:KIN017
      • Example 1194:
        dáaš panǰíiš kaalá maxadúšii niigiraá ma tarkeeṇíi kráam tháanu.
        daš
        ten
        panǰéeš
        fifteen
        kaál
        year
        -a
        -pl
        maxadúšii
        before
        niigiraá
        since
        ma
        1sg.nom
        tarkaáṇ
        carpenter
        -ii
        -gen
        kram
        work
        the
        do
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        I have worked as a carpenter for ten to fifteen years time.
        Source:
        A:HOW002
      • Example 1330:
        tíi ba andáa thíilu ki áak gáaḍu míiš mheerílu.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        ba
        top
        andáa
        like.that
        the
        do
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        ak
        IDEF
        gaḍ
        big
        -u
        -MSG
        méeš
        man
        mhaaré
        kill
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        This is what he did: he killed a great person.
        Source:
        A:BHB024
      • Example 1760:
        tíi teeṇíi c̣híitra wée bhootíi thíili.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        teeṇíi
        refl
        c̣héetr
        field
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        in
        bhootíi
        ploughing
        the
        do
        -íl
        -pfv
        -i
        -f
        He ploughed his own field [lit. did ploughing].
        Source:
        A:DLX062
      • Example 1761:
        čhoót ba ẓokí ẓokí ẓokí tháana.
        čhoót
        cheese
        ba
        top
        ẓoké
        squeeze
        -í
        -CV
        ẓoké
        squeeze
        -í
        -CV
        ẓoké
        squeeze
        -í
        -CV
        the
        do
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        Cheese is made by repeatedly squeezing it.
        Source:
        A:PAS089

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