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In verbs with modifiable tone imperfective aspect is marked with falling tone; in some regions verbs with modifiable lexical low tone are instead marked with low falling tone. | In verbs with modifiable tone imperfective aspect is marked with falling tone; in some regions verbs with modifiable lexical low tone are instead marked with low falling tone. | ||
Verbs are passivized with a preceding particle ''r'' which bears the verb's tone; in most regions and in standard Knrawi ''r'' precedes jussive ''hu'', but in some regions and in Royal Knrawi | Verbs are passivized with a preceding particle ''r'' which bears the verb's tone; in most regions and in standard Knrawi ''r'' precedes jussive ''hu'', but in some regions and in Royal Knrawi directly precedes the verb, and in some regions passivization is instead marked with passive copulae. | ||
Infinitive verbs are marked with ''i-'', iterative/durative verbs are marked with ''-qm'' (in some regions and in standard Knrawi directly after the verb root, and in other regions after other suffixes, and in Royal Knrawi instead a separated following particle ''qm''), and abilitative and conditional verbs are marked with a preceding particle ''nĝ''. | Infinitive verbs are marked with ''i-'', iterative/durative verbs are marked with ''-qm'' (in some regions and in standard Knrawi directly after the verb root, and in other regions after other suffixes, and in Royal Knrawi instead a separated following particle ''qm''), and abilitative and conditional verbs are marked with a preceding particle ''nĝ''. | ||