za'u (verb, intransitiv)
| 'ìnglìsì: | come |
| tsim: | ASG (2009) |
hemlì'uviyä sìkenong
| z·am·a'u | PST | simple past |
| z·ìm·a'u | PST | close past (just {verb}ed) |
| z·ìy·a'u | FUT | close future (will {verb} soon) |
| z·ay·a'u | FUT | future |
| z·ol·a'u | PFV | perfective (finished) |
| z·er·a'u | IPFV | imperfective (unfinished) |
| z·iv·a'u | SJV | subjunctive (possibility mode) |
| za'·ei·u | LAUD | amelioration (favorable connotation) |
| za'·äng·u | PEJ | pejorative (negative connotation) |
sìkenong
-
oe z·er·a'u fte oe srung s·iv·i nga·ru
I'm coming (in order) to help you -
h·am·um oe krr a nga z·am·a'u
I left when you came -
law lu oe·ru fwa nga new z·iv·a'u ay·oe·hu
It is clear to me that you want to come with us -
mungwrr fwa oe ke tsun z·iv·a'u
except (that) I can't come -
sawtute z·er·a'u fte fo·l kelutral·ti sk·iv·a'a
The Sky People are coming to destroy Hometree -
nga za'u fì·tseng pxìm srak?
Do you come here often? -
lì'fya·ri le·Na'vi 'rrta·mì, vay set '·alm·ong a fra·'u z·er·a'u ta ngrrpongu
Everything that has gone on with Na'vi on Earth until now has come from a grass roots movement -
po z·ol·a'u fì·tseng·ne
He came here -
hawngkrr rä'ä z·iv·a'u!
Don't come late! -
p·ol·txe po san Sorewn·ìl kan'ìn tì·'em·it nìtxan ulte kxawm tsa·txele me·nga·ne za'·ats·u nì'eng
She said you're really into cooking and that you might share that in common -
tì·r·us·ol za'u ne fo nì'eng
They share an interest in singing -
nga z·ol·a'u ftu pe·seng?
Where are you from? -
nga za'u ftu pe·seng?
Where's your hometown? -
za'u kaltxì si ko!
Come and say hello!