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ge- pv tns

future tense (in changed conjunct verbs)

Note:
There are several forms of the future tense preverb.
  • ga-: ga- occurs in independent order verbs after a personal prefix:
    • with ni- 'first person' (usually as nin-, in-,or n-): ninga-, inga-, nga-
    • with gi- 'second person' (either in the form gi- or optionally omitted): giga- or ga-
    • with o- 'third person': oga-.
  • gad-: The variant gad- is used by some speakers in independent order verbs after a personal prefix directly in front of a vowel-initial preverb or verb stem: for example, with aabajitoon 'use it' you might hear either ninga-aabajitoon, giga-aabajitoon / ga-aabajitoon, oga-aabajitoon or ningadaabajitoon, gigadaabajitoon, ogadaabajitoon, etc. The hyphen can be omitted in writing.
  • da-: da- occurs in independent order verbs when there is no personal prefix. For some speakers (especially in Eastern Minnesota and in Wisconsin), da- is also used in unchanged conjunct verbs.
  • ge-: ge- occurs in changed conjunct verbs.
  • ged-:The variant ged- is used by some speakers directly in front of a vowel-initial preverb or verb stem. The hyphen cna be omitted in writing. Other speakers use ge- in front of vowels.
  • ji-: ji- occurs in unchanged conjunct verbs. For some speakers (especially in Eastern Minnesota and in Wisconsin), da- is used in unchanged conjunct verbs rather than ji-.
ge- (and the variant ged-) are also forms of the modal preverb daa- in changed conjunct verbs.