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tah already, by now, now
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5562 | revised Dec 20 2015
tah • ADV • already, by now, now
Derivative (1)
támit "already in the past"
Source: WB 1272, p.381
Note: Generally used at end of a clause; cf. proclitic ta- 'perfective'.
- chavúra pâanpay tah, axmáy vúra húukava. Finally after a while, he went somewhere. [Reference: KS 25. Orleans Maiden 044]
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chavúra pâanpay vúra vaa kóo tah pa-vaa káan n-ithyúrurupuk-eesh finally after.while Intensive so as.much.as already NOMZ-so there 1s(>3)-drag.out-FUT After a while it was big enough that I could pull one out. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full texttámit u-'ív-at already.in.the.past 3s(>3)-die-PAST "He died." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Starts for Klamath Lakes, East Roasted Grasshoppers, Floats Down River and Marries Two Girls" (JPH_KT-05) | read full textayu’âach púfaat pa-'ávansa iináak pa-nini-'ákah uum támit u-'ív-at it.was.because nothing the-man placename the-1sPOSS-father 3.SG already.in.the.past 3s(>3)-die-PAST It was because there was no man in the house, my father had died. Source: Violet Super, Violet Working (VSu-04) | read full textnini-vási vúra vitkini-yâach tah 1sPOSS-back Intensive ridge-Intensive already My back is a regular ridge by now. Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full textchavúra xára tah axmáy asámyiith ú-xak finally long.time already suddenly gravel 3s(>3)-make.noise Finally it was a long time, (when) suddenly gravel sounded. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkáan pihnêefich ú-krii mu-yeeripáxvu xákaan kun-'iin mu-hrôoha támit u-'ív-at there coyote 3s(>3)-live 3sPOSS-adolescent.girl both 3pl(>3s)-(two).be 3sPOSS-wife already.in.the.past 3s(>3)-die-PAST Coyote lived there, he and his daughter lived, his wife had died. Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Marries His Own Daughter" (WB_KL-16) | read full textkári xás víri-va tá kun-kuupha pa-'írahiv tah tá kun-pifkutíshiiprin then then so-so PERF 3pl(>3s)-do the-world-renewal.ceremony already PERF 3pl(>3s)-put.on Then (the Indians) made the world-renewal ceremony, they put (the handkerchiefs) on. Source: Nettie Ruben, "The White Man's Gifts" (WB_KL-65) | read full textpayêem uum tá kóo pa-tur chishíi mûuk uum tah now 3.SG PERF all the-carry.in.wood-basket dog with.(by.means.of) 3.SG already Now the use of burden baskets is all gone, it is with horses now. Source: Emily Donahue, "Preparing Basket Materials" (WB_KL-85) | read full textvíri payêem kuyraak tah pa-'ávansa so now three already the-man Now by this time there are three men. Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text