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:: ግዙጘጘ ''gïzúng<b>äng</b>ä'' "to cook a large amount", ግዙጘጚ ''gïzúng<b>äng</b>i'' "to have cooked a large amount". | :: ግዙጘጘ ''gïzúng<b>äng</b>ä'' "to cook a large amount", ግዙጘጚ ''gïzúng<b>äng</b>i'' "to have cooked a large amount". | ||
'''Intensive''' is formed by reduplicating the final syllable of the root (minus the onset) and shifting the accent one syllable forward. If the root ends in a geminate consonant, it loses its gemination in the base root. The intensive indicates that an action is performed intensively. The intensive and extensive are | '''Intensive''' is formed by reduplicating the final syllable of the root (minus the onset) and shifting the accent one syllable forward. If the root ends in a geminate consonant, it loses its gemination in the base root. The intensive indicates that an action is performed intensively. The intensive and extensive are very similar in meaning and are often more or less interchangeable. | ||
:e.g. ጔደጘ ''gwed<b>èdd</b>ä'' "to walk all over the place", ጔደጚ ''gwed<b>èdd</b>ä'' "to have walked all over the place". | :e.g. ጔደጘ ''gwed<b>èdd</b>ä'' "to walk all over the place", ጔደጚ ''gwed<b>èdd</b>ä'' "to have walked all over the place". | ||
:: ግዙጙጘ ''gïzung<b>úng</b>ä'' "to cook intensively", ግዙጙጚ ''gïzung<b>úng</b>i'' "to have cooked intensively". | :: ግዙጙጘ ''gïzung<b>úng</b>ä'' "to cook intensively", ግዙጙጚ ''gïzung<b>úng</b>i'' "to have cooked intensively". | ||