Here’s another post to prepare for learning about intransitive sentences. I’ve included 30 intransitive verbs that beginners can use to get started when creating basic action sentences, such as “I walked” or “They went to the store.” Each list indicates if the verb takes the UM infix, the MA prefix, or no affix for being used in basic action sentences, and can be used to practice sentence types in my notes tagged under Basic Intransitive Sentences.

UM Infix Verbs

Here are some intransitive verbs that require the -UM- infix before being used in an action sentence. When we apply the -UM- infix to these verbs the resulting verbalized word is interpreted in the past tense, and can be used for 1-2 subjects.

Root Word	Definition	Verbalization with -UM-	New Definition
hånao	go	humånao	went
deskånsa	rest	dumeskånsa	rested
tånges	cry	tumånges	cried
tunok	descend, get down	tumunok	came down
chocho	eat	chumocho	ate
essalao	shout	umessalao	shouted
såga	stay	sumåga	stayed
tohge	stand	tumohge	stood
hugåndo	play	humugåndo	played
gupu	fly	gumupu	flew
påra	stop	pumåra	stopped
kånta	song, sing	kumånta	sang
dåndan	music	dumåndan	played music
baila	dance	bumaila	danced
ossitan	joke	umossitan	joked
åsson	lie down	umåsson	laid down
o’mak	bathe	umo’mak	bathed
chålek	laugh, smile	chumålek	smiled, laughed

MA- Prefix Verbs

Here are intransitive verbs that require the MA- prefix for verbalization. The resulting verbalized word is interpreted in the past tense, and can be used for 1-2 subjects.

Root Word	Definition	Verbalization with MA-	New Definition
upos	pass	må‘pos	gone, left
cho’cho	work	macho’cho’	worked
tå’chong	seat	matå’chong	sat
pokkat	walk	mamokkat	walked
udai	ride	ma‘udai	rode

Verbs Not Requiring An Affix

Finally, here are commonly used intransitive verbs that do not require the -UM- infix or the MA- prefix before being used in a basic action sentence. In these forms they can be used for 1-2 subjects:

Root Word	Definition
maleffa	forget
makmåta	wake up
maigo’	sleep
maigo’ñaihon	nap
måtai	die
malågu	run
måtto	arrived