plltxe (verb, transitive)
| English: | speak |
| source: | ASG; naviteri.org (31 Aug 2011) |
affix examples
| p·am·lltxe | PST | simple past |
| p·ìm·lltxe | PST | close past (just {verb}ed) |
| p·ìy·lltxe | FUT | close future (will {verb} soon) |
| p·ay·lltxe | FUT | future |
| p·ol·txe | PFV | perfective (finished) |
| p·er·lltxe | IPFV | imperfective (unfinished) |
| p·iv·lltxe | SJV | subjunctive (possibility mode) |
| plltx·ei·e | LAUD | amelioration (favorable connotation) |
| plltx·äng·e | PEJ | pejorative (negative connotation) |
example sentences & phrases
-
oe p·ol·txe
I have spoken -
oe p·ìrm·lltxe nga·ru tsa·teri
I was just speaking to you about it -
po p·ol·txe nì·law
she spoke clearly -
po p·ol·txe nì·fya'o a·law
she spoke clearly (in a clear manner) -
tengkrr palulukan moe·ne kxll s·arm·i, p·ol·txe Neytiri·l ay·lì'u·t a fra·krr 'ok seyä l·ay·u oe·r
As the thanator was charging towards the two of us, Neytiri said something I will always remember -
nì·hek fo nì·Na'vi plltxe
Strangely, they speak Na'vi -
fo nì·Na'vi plltxe nì·fya'o a hek
They speak Na'vi strangely -
nga plltxe ke nì·fyeyn·tu ki nì·'eveng
You speak not like an adult but a child -
plltxe fko san nga·ru lu mowan Txilte ulte po·ru nga
I hear you like Txilte and vice versa -
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