Falamu: Difference between revisions

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! Form !! Formation !! Examples !! Remarks
! Form !! Formation !! Examples !! Remarks
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| Infinitive || Base stem with final accent || ''falâ'' "(to) speak" ||
| Infinitive || Base stem with final accent || ''falá'' "(to) speak" ||
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| Present || Base stem with penultimate accent || ''fâla'' "speak(s)" || The accent is final in monosyllabic verbs.
| Present || Base stem with penultimate accent || ''fála'' "speak(s)" || The accent is final in monosyllabic verbs.
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| Past || Infinitive + ''-ba'' || ''falâba'' "spoke" ||
| Past || Infinitive + ''-ba'' || ''falába'' "spoke" ||
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| Passive participle || Infinitive + ''-d'' || ''falâd'' "spoken" ||
| Passive participle || Infinitive + ''-d'' || ''falád'' "spoken" ||
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| sê || é || éra || "to be"
| sê || é || éra || "to be"
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| || tên || têba || "to have"
| || tén || téba || "to have"
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| bî || bên || bîba || "to come"
| bî || bén || bîba || "to come"
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| bô || bôn || bôba || "to put"
| bô || bôn || bôba || "to put"