hek (verb, intransitiv)
pronunciation (IPA): hɛk
English: | be curious be odd be strange be unexpected |
source: | naviteri.org (16 Jul 2010) |
affix examples
h·am·ek | PST | simple past |
h·ìm·ek | PST | close past (just {verb}ed) |
h·ìy·ek | FUT | close future (will {verb} soon) |
h·ay·ek | FUT | future |
h·ol·ek | PFV | perfective (finished) |
h·er·ek | IPFV | imperfective (unfinished) |
h·iv·ek | SJV | subjunctive (possibility mode) |
h·ei·ek | LAUD | amelioration (favorable connotation) |
h·äng·ek | PEJ | pejorative (negative connotation) |
example sentences & phrases
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ngeyä sä·fpìl sawtute·teri h·ei·ek oe·r nìtxan
Your idea about the Sky People is very interesting to me (because it seems unusual) -
fo nì·Na'vi plltxe nì·fya'o a hek
They speak Na'vi strangely -
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