Infinitives
| Infinitive I | mattadak |
| Infinitive II | mattadë |
Supine
mattama
Verbal Noun
mattaminën
Participles
| Active Present | mattaba |
| Passive Present | mattadapa; mat'attapa |
| Active Past | mattanut |
| Passive Past | mattadu; mat'attu |
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | mat'an |
| Sg.2 | mat'at |
| Sg.3 | mattabi; matta |
| Pl.1 | mat'akma |
| Pl.2 | mat'akta |
| Pl.3 | mattabat; matta |
Past
| Sg.1 | mat'oin |
| Sg.2 | mat'oit |
| Sg.3 | mattoi |
| Pl.1 | mattoima |
| Pl.2 | mattoida |
| Pl.3 | mattoi |
Present
| Passive | mat'aksën; mat'at'aksën; mattadapa; mat'attapa |
| Connegative | mat'ak |
| Passive Connegative | mat'aktak |
Past
| Passive | mattadisën; mat'attisën; mattadu; mat'attu |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | mat'ak |
| Sg.3 | mattagasën |
| Pl.1 | mattagatëma |
| Pl.2 | mattagata |
| Pl.3 | mattagasën |
Optative
| Sg.1 | mattagon |
| Sg.2 | mattagos |
| Sg.3 | mattagosën |
| Pl.1 | mattagotëma |
| Pl.2 | mattagotta |
| Pl.3 | mattagosën |
Imperative
| Passive | mattadakahën; mat'attakahën |
| Connegative | mattagak |
| Passive Connegative | mattadagak; mat'attagak |
Optative
| Passive | mattadakohën; mat'attakohën |
| Connegative | mattagok |
| Passive Connegative | mattadagok; mat'attagok |
Conditional I
| Sg.1 | mat'akcin |
| Sg.2 | mat'akcit |
| Sg.3 | mat'akci |
| Pl.1 | mat'akcima |
| Pl.2 | mat'akcita |
| Pl.3 | mat'akci |
Conditional II
| Sg.1 | mattoicin |
| Sg.2 | mattoicit |
| Sg.3 | mattoici |
| Pl.1 | mattoicima |
| Pl.2 | mattoicita |
| Pl.3 | mattoici |
Conditional I
| Passive | mattadakcihën; mat'at'akcihën |
| Connegative | mat'akcik |
| Passive Connegative | mattadakcik; mat'at'akcik |
Conditional II
| Passive | mattadicihën; mat'atticihën |
| Connegative | mattoicik |
| Passive Connegative | mattadicik; mat'atticik |
Potential
| Sg.1 | mattanën |
| Sg.2 | mattanët |
| Sg.3 | mattani |
| Pl.1 | mattanëma |
| Pl.2 | mattanëta |
| Pl.3 | mattani |
Potential
| Passive | mattadanëhën; mat'attanëhën |
| Connegative | mattanëk |
| Passive Connegative | mattadanëk; mat'attanëk |
Verbs conjugated like mattadak
mattadak,
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly cognate with Proto-Samic *muottētēk (“to snow”) (< *matta-), but this is uncertain due to the semantic difference. Alternatively, perhaps derived from *manta (“earth”) as *ma(n)t- + *-tadak (compare *kattadak < *kanci).
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