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:e.g. ጔድለነ ''gweddïl<b>ä̀nä</b>'' "to walk to '''each other'''", ጔድለኒ ''gweddïl<b>ä̀ni</b>'' "to '''have''' walked to '''each other'''". | :e.g. ጔድለነ ''gweddïl<b>ä̀nä</b>'' "to walk to '''each other'''", ጔድለኒ ''gweddïl<b>ä̀ni</b>'' "to '''have''' walked to '''each other'''". | ||
Suffixes can be stacked. The general order is causative-applicative-reciprocal-passive, but this may change depending on meaning. Only the final suffix changes in the perfect. | '''Neuter''' is formed with the suffix ''-(ï)gä'' in the present and ''-(ï)gi'' in the perfect. It is used for the middle voice. | ||
:e.g. ግዙጝገ ''gïzung<b>gä</b>'' "to '''cook (intr.)'''" (stem: ''-zungä'' "to cook (trns.)"), ግዙጚ ''gïzung<b>gi</b>'' "to '''have cooked (intr.)'''". | |||
Suffixes can be stacked. The general order is causative-neuter-applicative-reciprocal-passive, but this may change depending on meaning. Only the final suffix changes in the perfect. The neuter does not co-occur with the passive. | |||
:e.g. ጔዚሽለኖ ''gwezz<b>ishïlä̀no</b>'' "to '''be made to''' walk '''to each other'''", ጔዚሽለኑ ''gwezz<b>ishïlä̀nu</b>'' "to '''have been made to''' walk '''to each other'''". | :e.g. ጔዚሽለኖ ''gwezz<b>ishïlä̀no</b>'' "to '''be made to''' walk '''to each other'''", ጔዚሽለኑ ''gwezz<b>ishïlä̀nu</b>'' "to '''have been made to''' walk '''to each other'''". | ||