íleqelhsthóxes thútl’o…

Ileqelhsthóxes thútl’o… means ‘She bought for me…’. The base word is íleqet – to buy.

Audio: Elizabeth Herrling

This phrase has the following structure:

• íleqet – to buy
• -elhtst – a verb ending which gives the meaning for
• -óx – me
• thútl’o – she
  

  she, her

Notes:

• the t ending is a ‘transitive’ marker (indicating the verb is directed towards a specific person or thing). This is usually part of the verb, but the –(e)lhts ending appears before this t
• t becomes th before the –óx ending.
• the –es ending here is required because there is a ‘third person’ subject (that is, someone who is neither you nor me). Linguists call this ‘3rd person agreement’