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===Verbs===

Verbs have elaborate but quite regular inflection. Finite verbs are marked for TAM, mirativity, voice (active and mediopassive), the subject's person, number, and gender and~~, if~~ the direct object is definite, is obligatorily marked with the (usually direct) object's person, number, and gender ~~in most TAMs, except~~ in the imperative and the prohibitive (~~Imperative and prohibitive verbs~~ may ~~contain object affixes~~ for sake of clarity). ~~For example: ''Nés{{blue|ai}} zárr'' (kill-ACT.PRES.1SG cat.SG.INDEF 'I kill a cat') against ''Nes{{blue|ainý}} zárrē'' (kill-ACT.PRES.1SG{{blue|>3SG.M}} cat-SG.DEF 'I kill~~ the ~~cat'). The~~ verb may agree with ~~an indirect~~ object ~~(which is typically animate)~~ instead ~~of with the direct object~~. ~~Object agreement is often omitted~~ in poetry. ~~Verbs also have several non-finite forms, used~~ with ~~various subordinating conjunctions~~ and ~~relative clauses~~.

Verbs have elaborate but quite regular inflection. Finite verbs are marked for TAM, mirativity, voice (active and mediopassive), the subject's (and the object's, if it is indexed) person, number, and gender. Verbs also have several non-finite forms, used with various subordinating conjunctions and relative clauses. If the direct object is definite, the verb is obligatorily marked with the (usually direct) object's person, number, and gender.

Definite direct object agreement is not required:

*in the imperative and the prohibitive (though it may be used for sake of clarity).

*in the presence of an animate indirect object; the verb may agree with the dative object instead.

*in poetry.

*DDO agreement is prohibited with reflexive and reciprocal "pronouns" (or rather adverbs?).

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 ===Verbs===
-Verbs have elaborate but quite regular inflection. Finite verbs are marked for TAM, mirativity, voice (active and mediopassive), the subject's person, number, and gender and, if the direct object is definite, is obligatorily marked with the (usually direct) object's person, number, and gender in most TAMs, except in the imperative and the prohibitive (Imperative and prohibitive verbs may contain object affixes for sake of clarity). For example: ''Nés{{blue|ai}} zárr'' (kill-ACT.PRES.1SG cat.SG.INDEF 'I kill a cat') against ''Nes{{blue|ainý}} zárrē'' (kill-ACT.PRES.1SG{{blue|>3SG.M}} cat-SG.DEF 'I kill the cat'). The verb may agree with an indirect object (which is typically animate) instead of with the direct object. Object agreement is often omitted in poetry. Verbs also have several non-finite forms, used with various subordinating conjunctions and relative clauses.
+Verbs have elaborate but quite regular inflection. Finite verbs are marked for TAM, mirativity, voice (active and mediopassive), the subject's (and the object's, if it is indexed) person, number, and gender. Verbs also have several non-finite forms, used with various subordinating conjunctions and relative clauses. If the direct object is definite, the verb is obligatorily marked with the (usually direct) object's person, number, and gender.
+Definite direct object agreement is not required:
+*in the imperative and the prohibitive (though it may be used for sake of clarity).
+*in the presence of an animate indirect object; the verb may agree with the dative object instead.
+*in poetry.
+*DDO agreement is prohibited with reflexive and reciprocal "pronouns" (or rather adverbs?).
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