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* Infinitive verbs generally do not have any long vowels in them because of the following reason. | * Infinitive verbs generally do not have any long vowels in them because of the following reason. | ||
* The past tense is shown by a lengthening the vowel of the final syllable. | * The past tense is shown by a lengthening the vowel of the final syllable. | ||
* The future tense is shown by a suffixation of -lèsh | * The future tense is shown by a suffixation of -lèsh, meaning "up (and out)" since the concept of time is an movement upwards. | ||
* The hypothetical is shown by a suffixation of -ivrät, which is a contraction of ''iv'' and '' | * The hypothetical is shown by a suffixation of -ivrät, which is a contraction of ''iv'' and ''lhukírät'', meaning "of" and "possibility" respectively. ''ívrät'' translates roughly to "maybe" in English and is commonly used in conversation. | ||
* The necessitive is an altered form of the verb '' | * The necessitive is an altered form of the verb ''bulâk'', "to need". | ||
* The Imperfective and perfective use a auxiliary which became suffixed and altered form. They use the verbs ''sáak'', "to go" and '' | * The Imperfective and perfective use a auxiliary which became suffixed and altered form. They use the verbs ''sáak'', "to go" and ''cálik'', "to complete" respectively. | ||
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