In this last post our series focusing on beginner sentences with intransitive verbs, we will learn how to make basic “can” statements with our intransitive verbs. We will be using the word siña to make sentences like “I can stay” or “I can go to the store.” We’ll also be looking at how to make negative statements, like “I cannot stay” and turning our statements into questions like “Can I stay?” Before reading this post, it is recommended that you have familiarity with transitive verbs and how to conjugate them to make basic sentences. To review these topics, please see my post for an Introduction to Transitive Verbs & Affixes. And to see the whole series of lessons on basic sentences with intransitive verbs, see the full list here.

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