Giinaa

be sharp

VerbInanimateIntransitiveVII

Practice in conversation →

Part of speech: Verb
Animacy: inanimate
Transitivity: intransitive
Verb class: VII

Forms (5)

A Form (independent)

Singular
Pluraldetails →
Negative Singularderiveddetails →In running text the course writes this with the negative particle "Gaawiin" before it.
Negative Pluraldetails →In running text the course writes this with the negative particle "Gaawiin" before it.

B Form (dependent)

Singular & Pluralderiveddetails →
Negative Singular & Pluralderiveddetails →

Rows marked derived are built by the published chart's verified rule for this stem shape — the rule and the stem are documented; those exact spellings were not written out in the course materials. Hover, tap or focus a form to see its pieces. The full paradigm lives on the VII grammar page.

Examples

They are not sharp.

From the courseuses the A Form Negative Plural →full entry →

mookomaanan.

The knives are sharp.

From the courseuses the A Form Plural →full entry →

Is it sharp?

Practice sentence

The knife is sharp.

Practice sentence

The scissors are sharp.

Practice sentence

Practice sentences are composed from this course's documented words and verified patterns — not from the original materials, and not yet reviewed by an instructor.

Giinaa

Examples

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Biinad

biinak

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