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dominate : xoots2 dominate dominate (try to dominate) or trounce, attempt to overpower (like brown bear) N een sh ka-S-d-l-xoots~ (Ø event; CV́C Hort/Pot) for S to try to dominate or trounce or attempt to overpower N (like a brown bear)

donate : g̲eex' (6) donate, load, shoot, lose, throw donate it; load it (gun); shoot it (basketball) O-ka-S-ø-g̲éex' (na event) for S to donate O (esp. money); for S to load O (gun), put bullet in; for S to shoot O (basketball) contribute to it; donate to it; add to it P-t~ ka-S-d-g̲éex'~ (ø motion) for S to donate, contribute, add to P contribute, donate ka-S-d-g̲éex'~ (na event) for S to donate, contribute throw it up in the air (esp. ball) I kei O-ka-S-ø-g̲éex'~ (ø motion) for S to throw O (esp. ball) up in the air lose it k̲ut O-S-ø-g̲éex'~ (ga motion) for S to lose O lose it (round, spherical object) k̲ut O-ka-S-ø-g̲éex'~ (ga motion) for S to lose O (round, spherical object)

Don’t wear your hats in school. : Hél s’áaxw yéi gaxyee.óo yá sgóonx’. (Lit: you won’t wear your hats in school (this is the “prescriptive” use of the future tense).

Keyword(s): Hél s’áaxw yéi gaxyee.óo yá sgóonx’.Don’t wear your hats in school.

drag : xaat' drag, pull drag it; pull it VII P-dáx̲ O-S-s-xáat'~ (na motion) for S to drag, pull O (esp. heavy object or limp object such as dead animal) away from P; for S to haul, transport O (by non-motor power) away from P

drag : x̲oot'1 (3) drag, pull, fish drag him/her; pull him/her VII P-dé O-S-ø-x̲óot'~ (na motion) for S to drag, pull O (esp. person) to P; for S to pull O in quick movements to P drag, pull it there; haul, transport it there (by motor power) P-dé O-S-s-x̲óot'~ (na motion) for S to drag, pull O to P; for S to haul, transport O (by motor power) to P sportfish, cast sha-S-d-l-x̲óot' (na act) for S to fish with rod, sportfish, cast

drain : chaa strain, filter, drain strain, filter it; drain it off O-ka-S-l-chaa~ (ø act) for S to strain, filter, drain off O

drain : koox (2) drain, dry, thirsty drain out, go dry (of kettle or other container) ka-l-koox~ (na event) for a kettle, container etc. to drain out, go dry thirsty; dry O-sha-ø-koox~ (ø event) for O to be thirsty; for O to be dry

dress : g̲eiy dress dress up, smarten up, make an effort to look different sh ka-S-d-j-g̲eiy (Ø event) for S to dress up, smarten up, make an effort to look different

dress : oo1 (10) dress, pregnant, own, put, forgive, wear, give, live, use, angry, frustrate live (at a place) k̲u-S-ø-.oo~ (na state) for S to live, live at, dwell permanently put them, leave them there P-x' yéi O-S-ø-.oo (na event) for S to put, leave (plural) O at P pregnant, have a baby atk'átsk'u/yát(k') O-S-ø-.oo (na event) for S to have O (baby), be pregnant with O (baby) own, possess, have O-S-ø-.oo (na state) for S to own, possess, have O forgive, excuse him/her ch'a aadé yéi O-S-ø-.oo (na event) for S to forgive, excuse O dress him/her/it N náa yéi sha-S-ø-.oo (na act) for S to dress N frustrate him/her N toowú x̲'ool yáx̲ O-S-ø-.oo (na state; CV́V Imperfective) for S to frustrate N get dressed náa(x') yéi sha-S-d-.oo (na act) for S to get dressed angry, mean x'áan a-S-ø-.oo (na state; CV́V Imperfective) for S to be angry, mean wear it; use it yéi O-S-ø-.oo (na state) for S to wear, put on, dress in O; for S to use O

dress up : neiʰ (16) give, take, show, happen, fix, ready, finish, dress up, do, work carry them, take them (plural objects) IX P-dáx̲ yéi O-S-s-neiʰ~ (ga motion) for S to pick up, lift up, take (plural) O (objects) up off of P discipline, restrain, restrict, warn not to do, prevent from doing O-ya-u-S-ø-nei~ (g̲a act) for S to discipline, restrain, restrict, warn or prevent O from doing something get revenge, get even with him/her chush yáa O-S-d-s-neiʰ~ (na event) for S to get revenge, get even with O give, take, hand them to him/her (of plural objects) N jee-t~ yéi O-S-s-neiʰ~ (ø motion) for S to give, take, hand (plural) O to N demonstrate, show how to do it; perform it N wak̲shiyeex' yéi O-S-s-neiʰ~ (na event) for S to demonstrate, perform publicly, show N how to do O by action accident (have an accident); get hurt; happen (something bad to him/her) k̲áakw-t~ O-ø-neiʰ~ (ø motion) for O to have an accident, get hurt; for something bad to happen to O straighten it out; smooth it over wooch yáx̲ O-S-s-neiʰ~ (na event) for S to straighten out O, smooth O over (literal or abstract) finish it yan~ O-S-s-neiʰ~ (ø motion) for S to finish, complete O dressed up yan~ sh S-d-s-neiʰ~ (ø event) for S to dress up ready, complete, finished; permanent yan~ O-ø-neiʰ~ (ø motion) for O to be permanent, happen for good; for O to be finished, complete, ready; for O to be prepared, ready put them down, leave them (plural round, spherical objects) yan~ yéi O-ka-S-s-neiʰ~ (ø motion) for S to put down, leave O (plural round objects) work on it; do it (yéi) O-daa-S-ø-neiʰ~ (na act) for S to do, perform O (a particular action); for S to work on O happen (yéi) at ø-neiʰ (na event) for something to happen fix it; cause that to happen to it; do that to it (yéi) O-S-s-neiʰ~ (na event) for S to do (that) to O; for S to fix, cause (that) to happen to O work; do yéi ji-S-ø-neiʰ~ (na act) for S to work; for S to do happen, occur to him/her/it (yéi) O-ø-neiʰ (na event) for (that) to happen, occur to O

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