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# to be (copula)
# let me be (copula)
#:'''''Ha̋kèn''' thanrǎp ke̋mērâk.''
#:'''''Ha̋kèn''' thanrǎp ke̋mērâk.''
#:: ''I was a soldier once.''
#:: ''I was a warrior/soldier once.''




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*Irregular; the imperfect prefixes ''he-'' and ''ka-'' contract into the stem, producing ''ha̋k-'' and ''ka̋k-'' respectively.
*Irregular; the imperfect prefixes ''he-'' and ''ka-'' contract into the stem, producing ''ha̋k-'' and ''ka̋k-'' respectively.
====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
*Rarely (especially in independent clauses) used in present indicative.
*Rarely (especially in independent clauses) used in present indicative; 3rd/4th person pronouns are used as copulas instead.


====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====

Latest revision as of 18:24, 8 September 2013

Themsaran

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Themsaran) IPA: /váːkíì/

Verb

va̋kî

  1. let me be (copula)
    Ha̋kèn thanrǎp ke̋mērâk.
    I was a warrior/soldier once.


Inflection

  • Irregular; the imperfect prefixes he- and ka- contract into the stem, producing ha̋k- and ka̋k- respectively.

Usage notes

  • Rarely (especially in independent clauses) used in present indicative; 3rd/4th person pronouns are used as copulas instead.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms