As we saw in Unit 9, when the transitive verb has a third person object, that is an object translated “him”, “her”, “it”, or “them”, simply use the verb in the transitive form (that is, with the suffix -t).
10.3a The object can be a noun phrase. The noun phrase appears after the verb.
ni’ tsun ts’ewut kwthu swuy’qe’.
“I helped the man.”
ni’ ’u tseep ’ulmutst lhu q’em’i’?
“Did you (pl) wait for the girl?”
ni’ tst t’i’wi’ulht kwthun’ men.
“We prayed for your father.”
10.3b Transitive verbs can also be used without a noun phrase. This corresponds to an English sentence with a pronoun as the object.
ni’ tsun ts’iit.
“I thanked him/her.”
ni’ ’u ch kwunut?
“Did you take him/her/it?”
ni’ tst lemut.
“We looked at him/her/it.”
ni’ tseep yunyunt.
“You (pl) laughed at him/her/it.”
10.4–10.5 Pattern practice.
I thanked the woman.
ni’ tsun ts’iit lhu slheni’.
helped
waited for
laughed at
called for
telephoned
Did you laugh at the boy?
ni’ ’u ch yunyunt tthu swiw’lus?
hurt
kill
hit (with thrown object)
look at
stop
take
10.6 Third person subject.
Recall that when there is a transitive verb with a third person subject, the suffix -us appears on the verb. The object noun phrase can follow the verb. Or both a subject noun phrase and an object noun phrase can follow the verb.
ni’ kwunutus.
“He/she took him/her/it.”
ni’ ’u q’aytus?
“Did he/she kill him/her/it?”
ni’ ts’iitus lhu si’em’.
“He/she thanked the honored woman.”
ni’ ’u ’aatus kwthunu men?
“Did he call my father?”
ni’ ’ulmutstus kwthu swiw’lus kwthu sqe’eqs.
“The boy waited for his younger brother.”
ni’ lemutus kwthu swuy’qe’ lhu slheni’.
“The man looked at the woman.”
10.7–10.9 Pattern practice, substitution drills.
He took my son.
ni’ kwunutus kwthunu mun’u.
prayed for
helped
telephoned
stopped
looked at
waited for
I telephoned him/her.
ni’ tsun temut.
he
you
we
she
you (pl)
Did you thank the priest?
ni’ ’u ch ts’iit kwthu luplit?
she
we
he
you (pl)
the man
your father
10.10 Answer and translate.
ni’ ’u ts’ewutus tthu swiw’lus thu tens? “Did the boy help his mother?” ni’ ts’ewutus. “He helped her.”
ni’ ’u ch ’ulmutst kwthun’ men?
ni’ ’u lemutus lhunu si’lu?
ni’ ’u tseep kw’uyet kwthu stl’i’tl’qulh?
ni’ ’u t’i’wi’ulhtus kwthu luplit kwthunu mun’u?
10.11 First and second person objects.
When there is a transitive verb with a first or second person object, a special suffix is used on the verb. These are object suffixes.
first person
second person
singular
=tham’sh
=thamu
plural
=tal’hw
=talu
10.11a The suffix for first person singular object “me” is =tham’sh. This appears on the verb instead of the transitive suffix -t.
ni’ ’u ch lemutham’sh?
“Did you look at me?”
ni’ ’u tseep ’ulmutstham’sh?
“Did you (pl) wait for me?”
10.11b The suffix for second person singular object “you” is =thamu.
ni’ tsun lemuthamu.
“I looked at you.”
ni’ tst ’ulmutsthamu.
“We waited for you.”
10.11c The suffix for first person plural object “us” is =tal’hw.
ni’ ’u ch lemutal’hw?
“Did you look at us?”
ni’ ’u tseep ’ulmutstal’hw?
“Did you (pl) wait for us?”
10.11d The suffix for second person plural object “you (pl)” is =talu.
ni’ tsun lemutalu.
“I looked at you (pl).”
ni’ tst ’ulmutstalu.
“We waited for you (pl).”
10.12–10.14 Pattern practices.
I laughed at you.
ni’ tsun yunyunthamu.
waited for
thanked
telephoned
stopped
prayed for
looked at
We laughed at you (pl).
ni’ tst yunyuntalu.
hurt
looked at
helped
telephoned
prayed for
took
thanked
Did you wait for me?
ni’ ’u ch ’ulmutstham’sh?
help
call for
pray for
look at
laugh at
telephone
hit
Did you look at us?
ni’ ’u ch lemutal’hw?
telephone
pray for
help
thank
wait for
call for
stop
10.16 Third person subject + first person object.
When a transitive sentence has a third person subject, the suffix =us appears on the verb. Sentences with third person subjects and second person objects cannot be expressed with a transitive verb. See the discussion of passive in the next unit.
10.16a The suffix -us follows the first person singular object suffix =tham’sh.
ni’ ts’iitham’shus.
“He/she thanked me.”
ni’ temutham’shus lhunu ten.
“My mother called me.”
10.16b The suffix -us also follows the first person plural object suffix =tal’hw.
My grandmother called this morning (early). She is a little sick. I will go help her. We will go to the hospital. The doctor will look at my grandmother. Then we will go to the drugstore. Then I will go to the store. I will buy groceries. I will cook some soup.
