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thitiv / thitim- to hear

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5954 | revised Jan 29 2016

thitiv / thitim- V • to hear

Derivatives (5)
thitíima "to listen in a direction"
thitíimship "to begin to hear"
thítimfak "to hear downhill"
thitivakêem "hard of hearing"
thitivxúrar "heedless"

Source: WB 1452, p.389

  • tithítiv hum. Do you hear? [Reference: Richardson 1993:27]
  • âanxus uthitívanik, káruk keechxâach úkrii. Weasel heard that a widow lived upriver. [Reference: WB 18: The Perils of Weasel 001]


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  1. koovúra   úm   i-thítiim-tih  
    all   or   2s(>3)-hear-DUR  
    Do you hear everything?
    Source: Charlie Thom, Sr., Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (CT-01) | read full text
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  2. naa   vúra   pu-na-thitív-eesh-ara   xâat   xára   kaan   -'uuhyana-ti   naa   vúra   vaa   pu-na-tákir-ara   fâat   vúra   pa-ku-chuphúruthuna-tih  
    1sg.   Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-hear-FUT-NEG   may   long.time   there   2pl(>3)-speak-DUR   1sg.   Intensive   so   NEG-1s(>3)-leach.(acorn.meal)-NEG   what   Intensive   NOMZ-2pl(>3)-talk.about-DUR  
    I won't be able to hear, even if you talk a long time, I won't be able to leach acorn or whatever you're talking about.
    Source: Violet Super, Grace Davis, Madeline Davis, Conversation: Weaving (GD-MD-VSu-01) | read full text
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  3. xás   vúra   púxay   thitív-ara  
    then   Intensive   not.yet   hear-NEG  
    Then he made believe he could not understand.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text
  4. kíri   kana-xusêer   p-u-thitíim-tih-ara  
    I.wish   3pl>1s-think.about   NEG-3s(>3)-hear-DUR-NEG  
    "I wish they would think about me that I can not understand."
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full text
  5. kári   xás   ú-paanik   p-oo-pítithun-anik   xáyfaat   ík   vúra   váa   náa   ni-thítiim-ti   pa-mikun-pákurih   náa   -vaa   naní-vaa-hara   pa-mikun-pákurih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-say.(ancient)   NOMZ-3s(>3)-look.back-ANC   don't!   must   Intensive   so   1sg.   1s(>3)-hear-DUR   the-2plPOSS-song   1sg.   NEG-so   1sPOSS-so-NEG   the-2plPOSS-song  
    Then he said looking back: "I must never hear your song any more; your song will not do for me."
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  6. pirishkâarim   váa   ú-paanik   xáyfaat   ík   vúra   váa   náa   ni-thítiim-ti   pa-mikun-pákurih  
    grizzly   so   3s(>3)-say.(ancient)   don't!   must   Intensive   so   1sg.   1s(>3)-hear-DUR   the-2plPOSS-song  
    Grizzly Bear said it: "I must never hear your song any more.
    Source: Yaas, "How Grizzly Bear Got his Ears Burnt Off" (JPH_KT-01a) | read full text
  7.    ni-thítiv  
    PERF   1s(>3)-hear  
    I heard it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  8.    ni-thítiv  
    PERF   1s(>3)-hear  
    I heard it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  9.    nu-thítiv  
    PERF   1pl(>3)-hear  
    We all heard it.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  10.    ni-thítiv   pa-púsihich  
    PERF   1s(>3)-hear   the-cat.(dimin.)  
    I heard the cat.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  11. ni-thítiim-tih   pa-púsihich   uum  
    1s(>3)-hear-DUR   the-cat.(dimin.)   3.SG  
    I hear the cat
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  12. pa-púsihich   ni-thítiim-ti   u-pakurîihvu-tih  
    the-cat.(dimin.)   1s(>3)-hear-DUR   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    I hear the cat purring.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  13.    ni-thítiv   pa-púsihich   u-pakurîihvu-tih  
    PERF   1s(>3)-hear   the-cat.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    I hear the cat purring.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  14.    ni-thítiv   pa-púsihich   u-pakurîihvu-tih  
    PERF   1s(>3)-hear   the-cat.(dimin.)   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    I hear the cat purring.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  15.    ni-thítiv   pa-yupsítanach   u-xrára-tih  
    PERF   1s(>3)-hear   the-baby   3s(>3)-weep-DUR  
    I hear the baby crying.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  16.    ni-thítiv   pa-púsihich   îikam  
    PERF   1s(>3)-hear   the-cat.(dimin.)   outdoors  
    I hear the cat outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  17.    ni-thítiv   pa-púsihich   îikam   u-vathíiv-tih  
    PERF   1s(>3)-hear   the-cat.(dimin.)   outdoors   3s(>3)-fight-DUR  
    I hear the cats fighting outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  18.    kúnish   ni-thítiv   pa-chishíi   p-oo-hyíiv-tih  
    PERF   sort.of   1s(>3)-hear   the-dog   NOMZ-3s(>3)-shout-DUR  
    I heard the dog barking.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  19. nu   ni-'áasish   ni-kvíit-ha   xás   vúra   fâatva   ni-thítiv  
       1s(>3)-lie.down   1s(>3)-sleep   then   Intensive   something   1s(>3)-hear  
    When I was sleeping I heard something.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sonny Davis, Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses (SD-VS-01) | read full text
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  20. fâatva   îikam      ni-thítiv.  
    something   outdoors   PERF   1s(>3)-hear.  
    I heard something outside.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with words for accent (VS-07) | read full text
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  21.    nu-thítiv  
    PERF   1pl(>3)-hear  
    I hear you.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  22. iim   pu-   na-thítiv-ara  
    2sg.   NEG-PERF   2s/3s>1s-hear-NEG  
    I do not hear you.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  23. iim   pu-nu-thítiim-tih-ara  
    2sg.   NEG-1pl(>3)-hear-DUR-NEG  
    I do not hear you.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent (VS-11) | read full text
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  24. Xás   pa-xanchíifich   u-thítiv  
    then   the-frog   3s(>3)-hear  
    And the frog hears them.
    Source: Vina Smith, Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich (VS-19) | read full text
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  25. t-i-thítiv   um  
    PERF-2s(>3)-hear   or  
    Do you understand?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk (VS-20b) | read full text
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  26. i-thítiv   hum  
    2s(>3)-hear   or  
    Did you hear it?
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  27. Arch   uum   t-u-thítiv  
    Arch   3.SG   PERF-3s(>3)-hear  
    Arch is listening.
    Source: Vina Smith, Sentences: questions, answers, possessives (VS-29) | read full text
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  28. kári   xás   u-thítiv   ú-xaak-tih   pa-'íshaha   ú-xaak-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-hear   3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR   the-water   3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR  
    Then he heard it, it was sounding, the water was sounding.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  29. vúra   vaa   u-thítiim-tih   ú-xaak-tih   pa-'íshaha   pa-t-u-chunvákir  
    Intensive   so   3s(>3)-hear-DUR   3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR   the-water   NOMZ-PERF-3s(>3)-sneak.up.on  
    He heard it that way, the water was sounding as he sneaked up.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-01) | read full text
  30. u-thítiim-ti   pa-kun-ípeen-ti   t-u-'áhoo-heen  
    3s(>3)-hear-DUR   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-say.to-DUR   PERF-3s(>3)-go-ANT  
    He heard them telling (each other), "He has come."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote's Homecoming" (WB_KL-02) | read full text
  31. t-u-thítiv   p-oo-thivnúru-tih  
    PERF-3s(>3)-hear   NOMZ-3s(>3)-roar-DUR  
    He heard it thundering.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  32. vaa   u-kupa-thitív-ahi-tih   kúnish   u--ti   huhuhuhuhuhu  
    so   3s(>3)-MODAL-hear-Modal-DUR   sort.of   3s(>3)-say-DUR   roaring.sound  
    He heard that, it sort of said, "Huhuhuhuhuhu."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  33. vaa   kích   p-oo-thítiv   -huhuhuhuhuhu  
    that   only   NOMZ-3s(>3)-hear   the-roaring.sound  
    He just heard that "Huhuhuhuhuhu."
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  34. xás   axmáy   fâat   kúnish   u-thítiv  
    then   suddenly   what   sort.of   3s(>3)-hear  
    And suddenly he sort of heard something.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  35. vúra   vaa   u-tháaniv   u-thítiim-ti   pa-kun-chuphúruthuna-tih  
    Intensive   so   3s(>3)-sit   3s(>3)-hear-DUR   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-talk.about-DUR  
    (Coyote) lay like that, he heard them talking about him.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full text
  36. xás   axmáy   vúra   u-thítiv   ishnur  
    then   suddenly   Intensive   3s(>3)-hear   thunder  
    And suddenly he heard thundering.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  37. xás   u-thítiv   -thuuf   u-vúrunih-va  
    then   3s(>3)-hear   NOMZ-creek   3s(>3)-flow.downhill.from.here-ESS  
    And he heard a creek flowing down.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  38. xás   kúkuum   u-thítiv   -thuuf  
    then   again   3s(>3)-hear   the-creek  
    So he heard a creek again.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  39. xás   axmáy   vúra   u-thítiv   asámyiith   ú-xak  
    then   suddenly   Intensive   3s(>3)-hear   gravel   3s(>3)-make.noise  
    And suddenly he heard it, the gravel sounded.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full text
  40. kári   xás   u-thítiv   áas   u-vúun-tih  
    then   then   3s(>3)-hear   water   3s(>3)-flow-DUR  
    And he heard it, water flowing.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  41. kári   xás   áas   u-thítiv  
    then   then   water   3s(>3)-hear  
    And he heard water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  42. kári   xás   -'aas   u-thítiv  
    then   then   the-water   3s(>3)-hear  
    Then he heard the water.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  43. kári   xás   tée   kxurar   kári   xás   u-thítiv   kun-chúuphi-tih  
    then   then   PERF   evening   then   then   3s(>3)-hear   3pl(>3s)-speak-DUR  
    By now it was evening, and he heard them, they were talking.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-05) | read full text
  44. xás   t-u-thítiv   chími   u-thivtap-ára-h-eesh  
    then   PERF-3s(>3)-hear   soon   3s(>3)-war.dance-having-DENOM-FUT  
    And he heard it, there was going to be a war dance.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to a War Dance" (WB_KL-06) | read full text
  45. xás   u-thítiv   akâayva   u-pakurîihvu-tih  
    then   3s(>3)-hear   anyone   3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    And he heard it, someone was singing.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  46. vúra   vaa   u-thítiim-ti   p-oo-pakurîihvu-tih  
    Intensive   so   3s(>3)-hear-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR  
    He heard (someone) singing like that.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  47. vúra   vaa   u-thítiim-ti   p-oo-pakurîihvu-tih   vúra      ûumukich   kitâana kitâana íiyaa  
    Intensive   so   3s(>3)-hear-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR   Intensive   PERF   near   kitâana kitâana íiyaa  
    He heard the singing that way just close by, "kitâana kitâana îyaa."
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Coyote Trades Songs" (WB_KL-07) | read full text
  48. ithyáruk   p-oo-tkára-tih   yánava   pa-vuhvúha   t-u-'íship-va   u-thítiim-ti   pa-kun-íhyiiv-tih  
    across   NOMZ-3s(>3)-look.into.river-DUR   visible   the-deerskin.dance   PERF-3s(>3)-be.in.line-PL.ACT   3s(>3)-hear-DUR   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-shout-DUR  
    When she looked across-river, she saw the jump dance lining up, she heard them shouting.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Coyote Gives Salmon and Acorns to Mankind" (WB_KL-17) | read full text
  49. âanxus   u-thitív-anik   káruk   keechxâach   ú-krii  
    weasel   3s(>3)-hear-ANC   upriver   widow.(old)   3s(>3)-live  
    Weasel heard that a widow lived upriver.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  50. iinâak   vaa   kích   u-thítiim-ti   p-oo-pakurîihvu-ti   yôotva   t-u-'iiv'íiv   íkamish   t-u-'iiv'íiv  
    indoors   so   only   3s(>3)-hear-DUR   NOMZ-3s(>3)-sing.songs-DUR   hurray!   PERF-3s(>3)-die   son-in-law.(dimin.)   PERF-3s(>3)-die  
    Inside he just heard her singing, "Hurray, he's dead, son-in-law is dead!"
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-18) | read full text
  51. âanaxus   u-thítiim-ti   táay      kin-íykar   áraar-as  
    weasel   3s(>3)-hear-DUR   much   PERF   3pl>3pl-beat   human-PL  
    Weasel heard that they were killing a lot of people.
    Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full text
  52. xás   kun-thítiv   sáruk   ú-hyiiv-tih   chú   páy   axíich   pipúniich   táay   íp   imafúnvaan-sa  
    then   3pl(>3s)-hear   downhill   3s(>3)-shout-DUR   here!   this   child   salmon.tail   much   PAST   salmon.beggar-PL  
    Then they heard him, he was shouting downhill, "Here, children, this is the tail! There were a lot of beggars."
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text
  53. víri   vaa   ku-thítiim-tih-eesh   -naa   kâarim      ni-xus   p-eeshvirip-shúruk   p-oo-fyúku-tih-at   yakún   na   vaa   pee-shvírip  
    so   so   2pl(>3)-hear-DUR-FUT   NOMZ-1sg.   bad   PERF   1s(>3)-think   the-Jeffrey.pine-under   NOMZ-3s(>3)-go.around-DUR-PAST   you.see   1sg.   so   the-Jeffrey.pine  
    You will hear it, when I feel sad, when (someone) goes around under pine trees, because I am Pine."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text
  54. pâanpay   pirishkâarim   t-u-thítiv   káan   t-u-'iimníhva  
    after.while   grizzly   PERF-3s(>3)-hear   there   PERF-3s(>3)-have.love.affair  
    Finally Grizzly Bear heard he was having a love affair there.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-25) | read full text
  55. ôok   íp   ni-thítiim-tih-at   p-óo-xaak-tih  
    here   PAST   1s(>3)-hear-DUR-PAST   NOMZ-3s(>3)-make.noise-DUR  
    Formerly I heard them sounding from here.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  56. vúra   pu-na-thítiim-tih-ara  
    Intensive   NEG-1s(>3)-hear-DUR-NEG  
    I can't hear them."
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Duck Hawk and His Wife" (WB_KL-27) | read full text
  57. xás   káruk   t-u-thítiim-noov   p-óo-xruunhi-tih  
    then   upriver   PERF-3s(>3)-hear-upriverward.from.here   NOMZ-3s(>3)-growl-DUR  
    Then he heard her growling from upriver.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text
  58. kári   xás   pa-kúuk   kun-pávyiihma   axmáy   vúra   fâatva   kun-thítiv  
    then   then   NOMZ-to.there   3pl(>3s)-go.back.to.(pl.)   suddenly   Intensive   something   3pl(>3s)-hear  
    And when they came back there, suddenly they heard something.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Story of Slug" (WB_KL-38) | read full text
  59. kun-thítiim-ti   vaa   káan   kun-'ûupvu-naa-tih   tayiith  
    3pl(>3s)-hear-DUR   so   there   3pl(>3s)-dig.roots-PL-DUR   Brodiaea  
    They heard that (people) were digging brodiaea roots there.
    Source: Nettie Ruben, "Medicine to Get a Husband" (WB_KL-50) | read full text
  60. víri   teepshítaanivanihich   axmáy   kúnish   fâat   u-thítiv  
    so   after.a.while   suddenly   sort.of   what   3s(>3)-hear  
    After a while suddenly he sort of heard something.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  61. teepshítaanivanihich   axmáy   kúnish   fâat   u-thítiv  
    after.a.while   suddenly   sort.of   what   3s(>3)-hear  
    In a little while, suddenly he sort of heard something.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Love Medicine" (WB_KL-51) | read full text
  62. kári   xás   u-thítiim-tih   pa-vuraakira-súruk   ikrêe-n   pa-niinamichtâapas  
    then   then   3s(>3)-hear-DUR   the-ladder-under   live-Participial   the-smallest  
    And the littlest one, sitting underneath the ladder, heard it.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Shinny Game Medicine" (WB_KL-54) | read full text
  63. kári   xás   u-thítiv   y-óo   chrívchav   -'aas   pa-'úkraam   pa-kun-páathkuri   pa-mu-típah  
    then   then   3s(>3)-hear   visible-3s(>3)   splash   the-water   the-lake   NOMZ-3pl(>3s)-throw.into   the-3sPOSS-brother  
    Then he heard it, he saw the water splash in the lake, when (the giant) threw his brother in.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "Wrestling Medicine" (WB_KL-55) | read full text
  64. kári   xás   ikxáram   axmáy   u-thítiv   axmáy   u-vôonfuruk   pa-'apurúvaan  
    then   then   night   suddenly   3s(>3)-hear   suddenly   3s(>3)-enter.a.house   the-sorcerer  
    Then in the night suddenly she heard it, suddenly the devil came in.
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Devil and the Girl" (WB_KL-64) | read full text