Ararahih'urípih
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pathrih to rain

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #4644 | revised Aug 23 2005

pathrih • V • to rain

Source: WB 1094, p.372

  • upathríheesh hum. Is it going to rain? [Reference: Richardson 1993:5]
  • puxích poopáthriihti. It's raining hard. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (15)


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  1. u-páthriih-tih  
    3s(>3)-rain-DUR  
    It's raining.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  2. ipít   u-pathríh-at  
    yesterday   3s(>3)-rain-PAST  
    It rained yesterday.
    Source: Lucille Albers, Sentences about acorns, weather (LA-02) | read full text
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  3. chí   u-pathríh-eesh   hum  
    soon   3s(>3)-rain-FUT   or  
    Is it going to rain?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  4. kúnish   chí   u-pathríh-eesh  
    sort.of   soon   3s(>3)-rain-FUT  
    It's just about to rain.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  5. imáan   kúnish   u-pathríh-eesh  
    tomorrow   sort.of   3s(>3)-rain-FUT  
    It looks like it's going to rain tomorrow.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  6. kúnish   u-pathríh-eesh  
    sort.of   3s(>3)-rain-FUT  
    It looks like it's going to rain.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20a) | read full text
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  7. hãã   hâari   u-páthriih-ti   káru  
    yes   sometime   3s(>3)-rain-DUR   also  
    Yes, sometimes it was even raining.
    Source: Vina Smith, Washing (VS-24) | read full text
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  8. u-pathríh-eesh   hum  
    3s(>3)-rain-FUT   or  
    Is it going to rain?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  9. chí   u-pathríh-eesh  
    soon   3s(>3)-rain-FUT  
    It's going to rain.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  10. t-u-páthrih  
    PERF-3s(>3)-rain  
    It's raining.
    Source: Violet Super, Sentences about weather and cooking (VSu-05) | read full text
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  11. u-páthriih-tih  
    3s(>3)-rain-DUR  
    It's been raining, it's raining.
    Source: Violet Super, Sentences about weather and cooking (VSu-05) | read full text
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  12. kári   xás   u-páthrih   xás   vúra   u-páthrih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-rain   then   Intensive   3s(>3)-rain  
    But then it rained and it rained.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Victory Over Fire" (WB_KL-45) | read full text

  13. xás   ithâan   kum-éeshyaav   vúra   puxích   t-u-páthrih   pa-'íshaha   t-u-'uh  
    then   once   3sPOSS-winter   Intensive   very.much   PERF-3s(>3)-rain   the-water   PERF-3s(>3)-rise.(water)  
    And one winter it rained hard, the water rose.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "How the Rube Family Was Named" (WB_KL-66) | read full text

  14. puxích   kúnish   u-páthriih-tih   víri   pu-xú-tih-ap   kíri   nu-pêer   pa-axíitich-as   ôok   kóova   nu-'am  
    very.much   sort.of   3s(>3)-rain-DUR   so   NEG-think-DUR-NEG   I.wish   1pl(>3)-say.to   the-child-PL   here   so   1pl(>3)-eat  
    It's sort of raining hard, so they don't want to ask the (neighbor's) children to eat here with them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "A Birthday Party" (WB_KL-89) | read full text