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Tlamachtiliztli 13 Tlachīhualiztli tlen quimānēxtia ācquiya quīchihua cē tlamantli (Verbs with specific object)

TlapannextiliztliIntroduction

In this lesson we will learn object marking on verbs, except reflexive events.

TlamanextilliExample

Cē tlapōhualiztli (A story)

Nonanān tēchmāca cafen yāhuatzinco, ticōnih huanya notatah, quēmman titlamih notatah quicui īmacheteh, īmorral, ītzonecahuil, īāuh huan yohui mīllah. Notatah nehnemi cē cāhuitl huan ahci īmīllah huan pēhua tequiti cemilhuitl. Tohhuantin īconēhuan tiyohuih caltlamachtihcān, tlamachtianih tēchmachtiah caztiah tlahtolli. Nonanān mocāhua tochān pēhua tlachpāna, tlaxcalchīhua huan tlahcotōna yohui tēchtlamāca.

TlahtoltecpanaliztliGrammar

Here we present the conjugation of verbs with specific objects in the present tense.

  /nēch/     “to me”

  /mītz/     “to you”

  /c/    is the  third person singular object marker.  It sounds like an “h” or an aspiration when it appears before  “a”, “o”, and before every consonant.

  /qu/     is the third person singular object marker. It sounds like “k” when before the vowels “e” and “i.”

  /qui/ is the third person singular object marker in all other cases.

  /tēch/     “to us/us”

  /mēch/     “to you/you (plural)”

  /quin/     “to them/them”

 

Look at the examples of /qui/ below:

Ni – qui – (base verbal) – ø

Ti – qui – (base verbal) – ø

ø – Qui – (base verbal) – ø

Ti – qui – (base verbal) – h

In – qui – (base verbal) – h

ø – Qui – (base verbal) – h

 

Check out below examples of  third person singular subject with and several object markers.

ø – Nech – (base verbal) – ø

ø – Mitz – (base verbal) – ø

ø – Tech – (base verbal) – ø

ø – Quin – (base verbal) – ø

 

Tlamanēxtilli ahāhuiltiliztli tlen tlachi7hualiztli huan cē tlahtolpāmitl (Example with the conjugation of verbs and a sentence)

/itta/     “to see”

  Niquitta     “I see” (something)

  Tiquitta     “You see” (something)

  Quiitta    “He/she sees” (something)

  Tiquittah     “We see” (something)

  Inquiittah     “You (plural) see” (something)

  Quiittah     “They see” (something)

 

  Nēchitta     “He/she/it sees me”

  Mītzitta     “He/she/it sees you”

  Tēchitta     “He/she/it see us”

  Mēchitta     “He/she/it see you all”

  Quinitta     “He/she/it see them”

 

Tohhuantin nochipa timītzittah quēmman tiyāuh caltlamachtihcān.

“We always see you when you go to school.”

 

/maquilia/     “to hit”

  Nicmāquilia     “I hit” (something, someone)

  Ticmāquilia     “You hit” (something, someone)

  Quimāquilia     “He/she hits” (something, someone)

  Ticmāquiliah     “We hit” (something, someone)

  Inquimāquiliah     “You (plural) hit” (something, someone)

  Quimāquiliah     “They hit” (something, someone)

 

  Nēchmāquilia     “He/she/it hits me”

  Mītzmāquilia     “He/she/it hits you”

  Tēchmāquilia     “He/she/it hits us”

  Mēchmāquilia     “He/she/it hits you all”

  Quinmāquilia     “He/she/it hits them”

 

Inmohuantin ahachica inquimāquiliah inmoconēuh.

“You all hit your child all the time.”

 

/tequi/     “to cut”

  Nictequi     “I cut” (something)

  Tictequi     “You cut” (something)

  Quitequi     “He/she cuts” (something)

  Tictequih     “We cut” (something)

  Inquitequih     “You (plural) cut” (something)

  Quitequih     “They cut” (something)

 

  Nechtequi     “He/she/it cuts me”

  Mitztequi     “He/she/it cuts you”

  Techtequi     “He/she/it cuts us”

  Mechtequi     “He/she/it cuts you (plural)”

  Quintequi     “He/she/it cuts them”

 

Inihhuantin nēchmācah alaxox tlen quitequih cacalicān.

“They give me the oranges they cut behind the house.”

 

Chantequitl tlen momachtianihPractice for Students

 

Conjugate the following verbs with each object marker above, then write one sentence for each.

Tlacuā

Ōni

Māca