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Ín Duári possesses three non-finite forms, namely the gerund and participle, and a verbal noun (sometimes called infinitive).  The verbal noun may take additional derivational suffixes.
Ín Duári possesses three non-finite forms, namely the gerund and participle, and a verbal noun (sometimes called infinitive).  The verbal noun may take additional derivational suffixes.


====Tense-Aspect Marking====
The following table demonstrates the conjugation of the regular verb ''vára'' (to see):
The following table demonstrates the conjugation of the regular verb ''vára'' (to see):


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| translation = I saw her and I smiled at her.
| translation = I saw her and I smiled at her.
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====Non-Finite Forms====


The non-finite forms inflect for case and number:
The non-finite forms inflect for case and number:


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! Header text !! Header text !! Header text
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| Example || Gerund || Participle
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| Nominative || Example || Example
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| Example || Example || Example
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| Example || Example || Example
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| Example || Example || Example
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| Example || Example || Example
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| Example || Example || Example
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| Example || Example || Example
! Type !! Affix !! Example
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| Example || Example || Example
| Verbal Noun || var- || Participle
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| Example || Example || Example
| Gerund || -in- || ??
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| Example || Example || Example
| Participle || ?? || ??
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| Example || Example || Example
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