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In the spoken language and in informal writing, when used as auxiliary for the perfect, the present singular forms of the copula are ''syim, syi, e''. | In the spoken language and in informal writing, when used as auxiliary for the perfect, the present singular forms of the copula are ''syim, syi, e''. | ||
====Subjunctive==== | |||
The characteristic endings of the present subjunctive have a thematic ''-ya-'' sequence, as in e.g. ''beryáˤm, beryas, beryat, beryame, beryate, beryáˤt'' (subj. of ''berámi'' "to carry"). | |||
The subjunctive is used after most conjunctions, such as ''ent'' "in order to, cf. Latin ''ut''". Example: ''Panesyim ent wisyam túnayam húyám.'' "I'll stay in order to hear the entire speech." | |||
====Copula==== | ====Copula==== | ||