1. CHAPTER 4 – LESSON 2 SHORT-FORM SUBJECT MARKERS
pät & mät
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2. SUBJECT MARKER PÄT
The short-form subject marker for "iläppät" is "pät". The short-form subject marker "pät" will always be translated as "this" or "these". There are no rules for the usage of this marker.
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3. SUBJECT MARKER MÄT
The short-form subject marker for "yämmät" is "mät". The short-form subject marker "mät" will always be translated as "that" or "those". There are no rules for the usage of this marker.
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4. NOTE
Keep in mind that the steps for translating sentences will slightly change as you continue on in the chapters to follow.
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5. Steps for Translating a Choctaw Sentence with the Subject Markers Mät & Pät
Step 1: Translate the Subject Marker;
Step 2: Translate following word order:
number, size, color, noun;
Step 3: Go the end of the sentence and translate working back to the left.
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6. Steps for Translating an English Sentence to Choctaw
Step 1: Translate following word order:
noun, color, size, number;
Step 2: Translate the Subject Marker;
Step 3: Go the end of the sentence and translate working back to the left.
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7. Translating Choctaw to English
(2) (1) (3)
Hushi pät chito.
This bird is big.
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8. Translating English to Choctaw
(2) (1) (3)
This man is sleeping.
Hattak pät nusi.
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9. Translating Choctaw to English
(3) (2) (1) (4)
Issuba lusakbi mät balili.
That brown horse is running.
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10. Translating English to Choctaw
(3) (2) (1) (4)
Those two cows are eating.
Wak tuklo mät impa.
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11. Practice your speaking skills also continue writing and translating sentences using the subject markers mät and pät. This concludes Choctaw I, Chapter 4 lesson 2. Yakoke
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