VTI Negative

Mii o'ow akeyaa ji-aabajitooyan Ojibwemowin ge-ni-dazhindaman
ezhi-dazhiikang gegoo.

Verb Transitive Inanimate (VTI)

Describe the interaction between an

animate being and an inanimate object.

Gego waabandangen!- Don't see it! (Command).

Gawiin Niwaabandanziin.- I am not seeing it. (A-form Statement)

Waabandanziwaan.- When/if I am not seeing it. (B-form Statement)

Gego abajitooken!- Don't use it! (Command).

Gaawiin gidabajitoosiin.- You are not using it. (A-form Statement)

Aabajitoosiwan.- When/if/that you are not using it. (B-form Statement)

Gego naadingen!- Get it! (Command).

Gaawiin onaadisiin.- S/he is not getting it. (A-form Statement)

Naadisig.- When/if/that s/he is not getting it. (B-form Statement)

A-form

Words that end in "-an"

I Niwaabandanziin

You Giwaabandanziin

He Owaabandanziin

We (ex) Niwaabandanziimin

We (in) Giwaabandanziinmin

Yous/You all Giwaabandanziinaawaa

They Owaabandanziinaawaa

4th person Owaabandanziinini

Words that end in "-oon"

I Nindaabajitoosiin

You Gidaabajitoosiin

He Odaabajitoosiin

We (ex) Nindaabajitoosiimin

We (in) Gidaabajitoosiimin

Yous/You all Giaabajitoosiinaawaa

They Oaabajitoosiinaawaa

4th person Oaabajitoosiinini

Words that end in "-n"

I Ninaadisiin

You Ginaadisiin

He Onaadisiin

We (ex) Ninaadisiimin

We (in) Ginaadisiimin

Yous/You all Ginaadisiinaawaa

They Onaadisiinaawaa

4th person Onaadisiinini

B-form

Words that end in "-an"

I waabandanziwaan

You waabandanziwan

He waabandanzig

We (ex) waabandanziwaang

We (in) waabandanziwang

Yous/You all waabandanziweg

They waabandanzigwaa

4th person waabandanzinig

Words that end in "-oon"

I aabajitoosiwaan

You aabajitoosiwan

He aabajitoosig

We (ex) aabajitoosiwaang

We (in) aabajitoosiwang

Yous/You all aabajitoosiwaan

They aabajitoosigwaa

4th person aabajitoosinig

Words that end in "-n"

I naadisiwaan

You naadisiwan

He naadisig

We (ex) naadisiwaang

We (in) naadisiwang

Yous/You all naadisiweg

They naadisigwaa

4th person naadisinig