kahta

Finnish

Numeral

kahta

  1. partitive singular of kaksi

Unami

Preverb

kahta

  1. he wants
    kahta pe.
    He wants to come.
    O, kxans kahta ame.
    Oh, your elder brother wanted to go fishing.
    Kahta èt mpi mëne.
    He might want to drink water.

Usage notes
  • This preverb must be followed by a full verb.

Inflection
conjugation of kahta
kata
1st person singular nkata
2nd person singular kata
3rd person singular kahta/kòta
1st person plural inclusive nkatamuhëna
1st person plural exclusive katamuhëna
2nd person plural katamuhëmo
3rd person plural kahtatamuk/kòtatamuk

References
  • Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “kahta”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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