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'''Infinitive''' is a class 15 noun - e.g. ጐደ ''gwäddä'' ~ ጎደ ''goddä'' "to walk, go" (stem: ''-ĕd(d)ä''). | '''Infinitive''' is a class 15 noun - e.g. ጐደ ''gwäddä'' ~ ጎደ ''goddä'' "to walk, go" (stem: ''-ĕd(d)ä''). | ||
'''Agent''' is a class 1/2 noun - e.g. ᎀደ ''mwäddä'' ~ ሞደ ''moddä'' "person who walks" (pl: ዌደ ''wedä''). | '''Agent''' is a class 1/2 noun - e.g. ᎀደ ''mwäddä'' ~ ሞደ ''moddä'' "person who walks" (pl: ዌደ ''wedä'', ዋደ ''waddä''). | ||
'''Passive''' is formed with the suffix ''-wa'' - e.g. *ጐዷ ''gwäddwa'' ~ *ጎዷ ''goddwa'' "to be walked/gone" (doesn't make sense, but you get the idea). | '''Passive''' is formed with the suffix ''-wa'' - e.g. *ጐዷ ''gwäddwa'' ~ *ጎዷ ''goddwa'' "to be walked/gone" (doesn't make sense, but you get the idea). | ||