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=== Non-Finite Forms === | === Non-Finite Forms === | ||
Non-finite forms of verbs do not express tense, person, or number, and therefore cannot function as the main verb of an independent clause. The non-finite verb system encompasses imperatives, infinitives, gerunds, and participles. | Non-finite forms of verbs do not express tense, person, or number, and therefore cannot function as the main verb of an independent clause. The non-finite verb system encompasses imperatives, infinitives, gerunds, and participles. | ||
==== Infinitives ==== | |||
Infinitives are formed through affixing '''-an''' '''-အန်''' into a verb root. For example, the infinitive of a verb root '''√niut- √နၖတ်-''' "to dance" is '''Niutan နၖတန်'''. Imperatives can be formed through removing the '''န်''', leaving only the verb root without the asat. To illustrate, the '''န်''' is omitted from the infinitive '''Niutan နၖတန်''', leaving '''Niuta နၖတ''' as the imperative. | |||
==== Participles ==== | |||
===Adverbs=== | ===Adverbs=== | ||