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-'''Verbal noun:'''
+'''Verbal nouns:'''
-*Most often formed by adding ''-na'' to the infinitive if it ends in a vowel or ''-a'' if it ends in ''-n''. Some verb classes form it in other ways (see [[Qino#Verbs|Verbs]] for more information). Additional verbal nouns can be formed with a variety of suffixes, depending on the verb in question.
+*Main verbal noun (which is always feminine) is formed by adding ''-na'' to the infinitive if it ends in a vowel or ''-a'' if it ends in ''-n''. Some verb classes form it in other ways (see [[Qino#Verbs|Verbs]] for more information). Additional verbal nouns can be formed with a variety of suffixes, depending on the verb in question. A few common formations are shown below.
+*''-itaana (f.)'' - e.g. ''cabbitaana'' "drink; juice" (< ''cabbi'' "to drink")
+*''-mo (f.)'' (prefix conjugation may use ''m-o'') - e.g. ''farsimo'' "handwriting" (< ''farsi'' "to write"); ''maddho'' "word; statement" (< ''addhi'' "to say")
 '''Agent:'''