North Karelian sentences(from
UraTyp)
Kun ruohtinnet lähtie, ni läkkä meijen kera = if you dare to go, come with us
kun = if
ruohtinnet = you dare (-ne- = potential + -t 2s)
lähtie = to go (infinitive)
ni = sp
läkkä = go (imperative 2s)
meijen = us (genitive)
kera = with
Läksimä meččäh päivän nouššešša = we went to the forest when the sun came up
läksimä = we went
meččäh = to the forest (illative)
päivän = day (genitive)
nouššešša = rising (infinitive + šša = inessive)
Oššan kirjan = I will buy a book
oššan = I buy (1s)
kirjan = book (genitive)
Oššan kirjua = I am buying a book
oššan = I buy (1s)
kirjua = book (partitive)
Olen ostamašša kirjua = I am buying a book
olen = I am
ostamašša = buying (-ma- = supine + šša = inessive)
kirjua = book (partitive)
Ota kirja! = take the book!
ota = take (imperative)
kirja = book (nominative)
Elä ota kirjua! = don't take the book!
elä = don't (negative imperative)
ota = take (imperative)
kirjua = book (partitive)
Štolalla on leipyä = there is some bread on the table
štolalla = on the table (adessive)
on = is
leipyä = bread (partitive)
Štolalla on leipä = there is a [loaf of] bread on the table
štolalla = on the table (adessive)
on = is
leipä = bread (nominative)
Poika näki kontien da juokši poiš = the boy saw the bear and ran away
poika = boy (nominative)
näki = saw (past 3s)
kontien = bear (genitive)
da = and
juokši = ran (past 3s)
poiš = away
Mie olen nyt kirjoittamašša = I am now writing
mie = I
olen = I am
nyt = now
kirjoittamašša = writing (kirjoitta = write + -ma- = supine + šša = inessive)
Olen lähtömäššä = I am about to leave
olen = I am
lähtömäššä = going (lähtö- = go + -mä- = supine + -ššä = inessive)
Hiän oli jo männyt muata = he has already gone to bed now
hiän = he
oli = was
jo = already
männyt = gone (participle)
muata = to sleep (infinitive)
Söisin leivän = I would eat the bread
söisin = I would eat (sö = eat + -isi- = conditional + -n = 1s)
leivän = bread (genitive)
Jos paistasit leivän, ni mie söisin sen = if you would bake a (loaf of) bread, I would eat it
jos = if
paistasit = you would bake (paista = bake, -si- = conditional + -t 2s)
leivän = bread (genitive)
ni = so
mie = I
söisin = I would eat (sö = eat + -isi- = conditional + -n = 1s)
sen = it (genitive)
Hiän paiskah, mie en välitä = let him speak, I don't care
hiän = he/she
paiskah = let speak (jussive 3s)
mie = I
en = I don't (1s negative)
välitä = care (connegative)
Kun kunnolla ruovat, nii tulou palkka = if you work well, then you will get paid
kun = if
kunnolla = well
ruovat = you work (2s)
nii = so
tulou = it comes (3s)
palkka = pay, wages, salary
Hiän on opaštaja = she is a teacher
hiän = he/she
on = is
opaštaja = teacher
Hiän oli opaštaja = she was a teacher
hiän = he/she
oli = is
opaštaja = teacher
Tuattoni ruatau opaštajana = my dad is working as a teacher
tuattoni = my dad (-ni = 1s possessive)
ruatau = he works (3s)
opaštajana = as a teacher (-na = essive)
Opaštumatta on jykie šuaha hyvyä työtä = it is hard to get a good job without learning
oppaštumatta = without learning (opaštu = learn + -ma- = supine + tta = abessive)
on = is
jykie = hard, difficult
šuaha = to get (infinitive)
hyvyä = good (partitive)
työtä = work (partitive)
Täššä ruatah hyvin = here people work well
täššä = here
ruatah = they work (3p)
hyvin = well
Juo čajjuo! = drink tea!
juo = drink (imperative)
čajjuo = tea (partitive)
Elä šitä kirveštä ota! = don't take this ax!
elä = don't (negative imperative)
šitä = this (partitive)
kirveštä = ax (partitive)
ota = take
Kirjotan runon = I'll write a poem
kirjotan = I write
runon = poem (genitive)
Pojat ollah pität = the boys are tall
pojat = boys (plural)
ollah = they are (3p)
pität = tall (plural)
Tyttö muuttu jouččenekši = the girl turns into a swan
tyttö = girl
muuttu = she changes (3s)
jouččenekši = into a swan (-kši = translative)