tsun (modal verb, intransitive)
| English: | can be able |
| source: | ASG (2009) |
affix examples
| ts·am·un | PST | simple past |
| ts·ìm·un | PST | close past (just {verb}ed) |
| ts·ìy·un | FUT | close future (will {verb} soon) |
| ts·ay·un | FUT | future |
| ts·ol·un | PFV | perfective (finished) |
| ts·er·un | IPFV | imperfective (unfinished) |
| ts·iv·un | SJV | subjunctive (possibility mode) |
| ts·ei·un | LAUD | amelioration (favorable connotation) |
| ts·äng·un | PEJ | pejorative (negative connotation) |
example sentences & phrases
-
nga tsun k·iv·ä
You can go -
mungwrr fwa oe ke tsun z·iv·a'u
except (that) I can't come -
fì·taronyu·tsyìp ke tsun ke'u·t st·iv·ä'nì
This (worthless) little hunter can't catch anything -
l·ol·u toktor Kìreysì karyu a·sìltsan ulte poe ts·ol·un nì·Na'vi p·iv·lltxe, hufwa lì'upam hek nì·'it
Doctor Grace was a good teacher and could speak Na'vi, although the pronunciation was a bit strange -
tsun m·iv·äkxu hìkrr srak?
May I interrupt for a moment? -
tsun nga law s·iv·i nì·'it srak?
Could you explain that further?