Ararahih'urípih
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vêehriv / vêehrim- (things) to be, to stand

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #6494 | revised Oct 31 2014

vêehriv / vêehrim- • V • (things) to be, to stand

Derivatives (2)
asaxárahsa_uvêehrivirak "a placename, Allison's Lodge"
iruvêehriv "(long objects) to stand"

Source: WB 1539.2, p.394

Note: Cf. plural form iruvêehriv. Used as durative verb.

  • káan ípaha áxak kunvêehriv. Two trees are standing there. [Reference: KV]
  • túuyship uvêehrimva. Mountains are standing. [Reference: KV]

Sentence examples (7)

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  1. á'yaach    vúr    uvêehrímva    poo'íifti    peehêeraha   
    straight.up    Intensive    it.stands    when.it.is.growing    the.tobacco   
    The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

  2. á'yaach    vúra    uvêehrimva    poo'íifti    peheeraha'íppa   
    straight.up    Intensive    it.stands    when.it.is.growing    the.tobacco.plant   
    The tobacco plant stands straight up as it grows.
    Source: Phoebe Maddux, Morphology of the Tobacco Plant: The Plant (JPH_TKIC-III.5.A) | read full text

  3. sáruk    utfákutih    yánava    paaxvâahar    kári    vâaramas    uvêehriv   
    downhill    she.was.looking.downhill    visible    the.pitch-wood    then    long.ones    they.stand   
    She looked downhill, she saw the pitch still standing long.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "The Bear and the Deer" (WB_KL-32) | read full text

  4. túuyship    uvêehrimva    xás    utíshraamhitih    musúrukam   
    mountain    it.is.standing    then    it.is.a.valley    underneath.them   
    Mountains are standing, and a valley is below them.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  5. káru    pirishxárahsa    uvêehrimva    mupîimach   
    also    long.grass    it.is.standing    next.to.him   
    And tall grass is standing next to him.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  6. páy    uum    pichas'ípaha    uvêehrimva    xás    simsímtas    utaaspáthahitih   
    this    3.SG    peach.tree    it.is.standing    then    wire.fence    it.is.fenced.around   
    These peach trees are standing, and there is a wire fence around.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text

  7. áxak    pátiik    a'    kunvêehriv   
    two    the.hands    above    they.are.standing   
    There are two hands, they are standing upwards.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Responses to Pictures" (WB_KL-92) | read full text