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* class II (simple thematic): root plus extended personal suffixes. Overall the most common class, including e.g. ''syúp-ámi'' "I sleep", ''ber-ámi'' "I carry", ''hú-ámi'' "I listen, hear", ''tarp-ámi'' "I dance". | * class II (simple thematic): root plus extended personal suffixes. Overall the most common class, including e.g. ''syúp-ámi'' "I sleep", ''ber-ámi'' "I carry", ''hú-ámi'' "I listen, hear", ''tarp-ámi'' "I dance". | ||
* class III (nasal infix), athematic class with a stressed ''-ne-'' suffix inserted into the root in the singular and a ''-n-'' before the last consonant in the plural. Includes many common verbs, such as e.g. ''pure<ne>s-mi, pure<n>s-mas'' "I/we ask", ''iske<ne>l-mi, iske<n>la-mas'' "I/we have to", ''u<ne>l-mi, u<n>da-mas'' "I/we wash", ''tu<ná>-mi, tu<ná>-mas'' "I/we can" (less regular due to an original root-final laryngeal, still present in the root ''tuh-'', cf. root past ''a-tú-m''). | * class III (nasal infix), athematic class with a stressed ''-ne-'' suffix inserted into the root in the singular and a ''-n-'' before the last consonant in the plural. Includes many common verbs, such as e.g. ''pure<ne>s-mi, pure<n>s-mas'' "I/we ask", ''iske<ne>l-mi, iske<n>la-mas'' "I/we have to", ''u<ne>l-mi, u<n>da-mas'' "I/we wash", ''tu<ná>-mi, tu<ná>-mas'' "I/we can" (less regular due to an original root-final laryngeal, still present in the root ''tuh-'', cf. root past ''a-tú-m''). | ||
* class IV (reduplicated athematic), similar to class I but with a reduplicated initial, such as most notably ''le-lú-mi'' "I give". | * class IV (reduplicated athematic), similar to class I but with a reduplicated initial, such as most notably ''le-lú-mi'' "I give", ''ge-wíl-mi'' "I watch, look at, gaze". | ||
* class V (reduplicated thematic), similar to class II but with a reduplicated initial, e.g. ''si-syej-ámi'' "I hold", ''si-ll-ámi'' "I sit"<ref>From PIE *sísd-oh₂-mi; the synchronic root is ''sel-'', as shown in derivations such as ''selt'' "seat", ''syaselman'' "council", ''farseléc'' "president" (the latter two calqued from Greek).</ref>. | * class V (reduplicated thematic), similar to class II but with a reduplicated initial, e.g. ''si-syej-ámi'' "I hold", ''si-ll-ámi'' "I sit"<ref>From PIE *sísd-oh₂-mi; the synchronic root is ''sel-'', as shown in derivations such as ''selt'' "seat", ''syaselman'' "council", ''farseléc'' "president" (the latter two calqued from Greek).</ref>. | ||
* class VI (-númi verbs), adding ''-nú-'' in the singular or ''-nu-'' in the plural to the root. In Lifashian they were more commonly generalized than in other IE languages. Examples include ''istá-nú-mi'' "I raise", ''tarf-nú-mi'' "I turn", ''di-nú-mi'' "I feed, nurture, nourish", ''lor-nú-mi'' "I dream". | * class VI (-númi verbs), adding ''-nú-'' in the singular or ''-nu-'' in the plural to the root. In Lifashian they were more commonly generalized than in other IE languages. Examples include ''istá-nú-mi'' "I raise", ''tarf-nú-mi'' "I turn", ''di-nú-mi'' "I feed, nurture, nourish", ''lor-nú-mi'' "I dream". | ||