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Non-finite forms
The non-finite verbal forms are:
Infinitive
It is regarded as the citation form of the verb, and it is not conjugated in person or number. It has, however, a present and a past form, both simple. It is marked by the infinitival ending. infinitive displays two tenses, both simple, the present and the past. It is formed by placing the infinitival ending, while the past form is also formed through the augment, qa-:
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The infinitive is a nominal form of a verb. It is used as a verbal noun in sentences, and it can be declined. It is regarded as an indeclinable noun.
Active participle
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| imp. past | |||
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| imp. past |
The active participle is an adjectival form of a verb. It is used as a verbal adjective in sentences, and it can be declined. It is linked to nouns which actively perform an action.
All modal infixes merge with the active participle ending:
- -iɳ- + -jyto = -iňyto
- -oç- + -jyto = -očyto
It is usually used to build relative clauses, in which the subject is the linked noun, and the direct object is declined in the ablative case:
qownaʂu qaloljyçočytoli hjyroli the man which might have seen the woman
As an adjectival form, it displays a complete declension, to agree with the class of the referred noun.
Passive participle
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| imp. past | |||
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| imp. past |
The passive participle is an adjectival form of a verb. It is used as a verbal adjective in sentences, and it can be declined. It is linked to nouns which undergo an action, or inactively are in a certain state.
It is often used as an adjective and to build relative clauses:
xäl qownaʂu qaloljyçukili hjyroli the man seen by the woman
It is also largely used in the verbal conjugation, in the construction of the passive diathesis forms.
As an adjectival form, it displays a complete declension, to agree with the class of the referred noun.