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Verbs

As already mentioned, the word root has a (C)VC structure. When taking an adjective role, the root is usually expanded by a set of verbal suffixes, which convey an aspectual information:

majr-, to see → 
 majr- + -o- → majro- to see (imperfective aspect)
 majr- + -u- → majru- to see (perfective aspect)
 majr- + -a- → majra- to see (resultative aspect)

As the basic form of verbs is regarded the imperfective form, marked by the suffix -o-. The verbal form generally distinguishes the following proper categories:

• aspect: imperfective, perfective, resultative.
• tense: aorist, present.
• person: first, second, third.
• number: singular, plural
• form: main, dependent.

Aspect is distinguished by verbal suffixes, which expands the word root. The suffixes are:

• imperfective: -o-
• perfective: -u-
• resultative: -a-

The resultative root, especially when it is not derived or compound, displays an optional partial reduplication, following the patterns:

(s)C1V(j/w)C2- → C1V-(s)C1V(j/w)C2-
V(j/w)C1- → VC1V(j/w)C1-

Examples:

majr-, to see → 
   majr- + -a- → (ma)majra- to see (resultative aspect)

sk̇an-, to fight → 
   sk̇an- + -a- → (k̇a)sk̇ana- to fight (resultative aspect)

em-, to be able → 
   em- + -a- → (em)ema- to be able (resultative aspect)

Tense is distinguished by temporal suffixes, which are placed after the aspect suffixes. The suffixes are:

• aorist: -
• present: -w-

Examples:

majr-, to see → 
   majr- + -o- + -w- → majrow- to see (imperfective present)

The verbal system of Hoð‘i language displays the following features:

• tense:
  • simple tenses: present, past, perfect
  • compound tenses: continuous present, continuous past, pluperfect, future, continuous future, anterior future, future in the past
• mood:
  • definite moods: indicative, imperative
  • indefinite moods: infinitive, active participle, passive participleù
• diathesis: active, passive

The simple tenses are distinguished by a typical vowel, while compound tenses are formed with the verb imew, to be, as an auxiliary verb, and a participial form.

The citation form of verbs is the present infinitive, marked by the ending -ew. From such form the verbal root can be inferred and can be changed in every other verbal form.

The following personal endings are then added to the root in the definite moods. In this way, verbs show their agreement with the clause subject in person and number:

1st sing.	indicative	imperative
1st sing.	-n
2nd sing.	-	-to
3rd sing.
1st plur.	-m‘i	-m‘ito
2nd plur.	-v‘i	-v‘i
3rd plur.

The second and the third person share the same ending in both numbers. Thus the subject pronouns is usually expressed in the second person, to avoid ambiguity. The third person pronoun is, conversely, usually not expressed and left implied:

k‘etex xowno
you sing

(okex) xowno
he/she sings

The non-finite verbal forms are meant as nominal/adjectival forms of the same verbs. They do not add the personal endings, but they are declined as nouns or adjectives with the nominal declension endings.

As verbal forms, however, they can be built on the various temporal forms.

The non-finite endings are:

• infinitive: -ew
• active participle: -ð‘i
• passive participle: -ňə