Classical Nahuatl/Verb List
Here is a list of Nahuatl verbs. To use these verbs in sentences, go back to the previous page and look at the conjugations of the verb "to want" and simply exchange these verbs into every conjugation of that verb.
| Verb List | ||
|---|---|---|
| English | Nahuatl | IPA |
| believe | mati | 'mati |
| write/paint/record | ihcuiloa | iʔkʷi'loa |
| move | calpatla | kaɬ'pat͡ɬa |
| respond | nānquilia | naːŋ'kilia |
| come to an agreement during a dispute | calnōnōtza | kalnoː'noːt͡sa |
| be as it should be | ixtlāhui | iʃ't͡ɬaːwi |
| return/translate | cuepa | 'kʷepa |
| take by surprise or stealth | nāhualahci | naːwa'laʔsi |
| write | āmatlahcuiloa | aːmat͡ɬaʔkʷi'loa |
| fix something up | yēcchihchīhua | jeːktʃiʔ'tʃiːwɑ |
| make/create | yōcoya | joː'koja |
| mean (word) | quihtōznequi | kiʔtoːs'neki |
| to fight with an object | huilāna | wi'laːna |
| show something | nēnēxtiā | neːneːʃtiaː |
| give | maca | 'maka |
| add something lacking | ahxiltiā | aʔ'ʃiɬtiaː |
| is (location) | cah | kaʔ |
| cross | panō | panoː |
| to be called (named) | ītōcā | iːtoːcaː |
| make tortillas | tlaxcalchihua | t͡ɬaʃkaɬ't͡ʃiwa |
| dirty | toca | 'toka |
| eat | cua | kʷa |
| laugh | huetzca | 'wet͡ska |
| to cry | chōca | 't͡ʃoːka |
| leave | quīza | 'kiːsa |
| do | chīhua | 't͡ʃiːwa |
| cut | tequi | 'teki |
| live | nemi | 'nemi |
| lower/go down | temo | 'temo |
| want | nequi | 'neki |
| wash | pāca | 'paːka |
| have | piya | 'pia |
| count | pōhua | 'poːwa |