
| mo:w | mana | -ʔ | shuʔun | nakan | |
| he | pay | -semelf. | cannot | because | |
because he is unable to pay | |||||
| mo:w | mana | -ʔ | shuʔun | |
| he | pay | -semelf. | cannot | |
he is unable to pay | ||||
| mo:w | mana | -ʔ | shuʔun | -ye | |
| he | pay | -semelf. | cannot | -past | |
he was unable to pay | |||||
| mo:wal | k'o | tsoʔot̪ama | -nha | |
| him | not | urinate | -not | |
he did not pee (he was unable) | ||||
| nan | pʰat̪ay | -ay | du: | na | -t̪i | -n | |
| and | slow | -plural | other | be | -mev. | -ing | |
and other (people) are unable (to do that) and others are helpless | |||||||
| k'o | pʰat̪ay | ma | na | |
| thing | unable | you | be | |
you are inept at something you're a hopeless thing you're something lazy | ||||
| jalil | pʰat̪ay | ma | na | |
| just | inept | you | be | |
you're just incompetent you are just lazy you're just unable | ||||