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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
====Non-finite forms==== | ====Non-finite forms==== | ||
'''Infinitive''' is a class 15 noun - e.g. ጔደ ''gweddä'' "to walk" (stem: ''-eddä''). | '''Infinitive''' is a class 15 noun. It is formed by adding the class 15 prefix to the verb stem - e.g. ጔደ ''gweddä'' "to walk" (stem: ''-eddä''). | ||
'''Agent''' nouns are class 1/2 | '''Agent''' nouns are class 1/2. They are formed by adding the class 1/2 prefix to the nominalized verb stem. In regular verbs (i.e. those that end in ''-ä''), the nominalized stem is formed by removing the final vowel and spirantizing the final consonant if applicable. Verbs ending in other vowels simply use the verbal stem - e.g. ሜዝ ''mezz'' "person who walks; companion" (pl: ዌዝ ''wezz''). | ||
====Negative and interrogative==== | ====Negative and interrogative==== | ||