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'''Causative''' is formed with the suffix ''-ishä'' in the present and ''-ishe'' in the perfect (the ''-i-'' is dropped. This suffix spirantizes and palatalizes preceding consonants wherever applicable; however, loanwords may not be affected - e.g. ጔዚሸ ''gwezzishä'' "to cause to walk", ጔዚሼ ''gwezzishe'' "to have caused to walk". | '''Causative''' is formed with the suffix ''-ishä'' in the present and ''-ishe'' in the perfect (the ''-i-'' is dropped. This suffix spirantizes and palatalizes preceding consonants wherever applicable; however, loanwords may not be affected - e.g. ጔዚሸ ''gwezzishä'' "to cause to walk", ጔዚሼ ''gwezzishe'' "to have caused to walk". | ||
''Applicative is formed with the suffix ''-ilä'' in the present and ''-ile'' in the perfect. This suffix palatalizes preceding consonants wherever applicable; again, loanwords may not be affected - e.g. ጔዲለ ''gweddilä'' "to walk to", ጔዲሌ ''gweddile'' "to have walk to". | '''Applicative''' is formed with the suffix ''-ilä'' in the present and ''-ile'' in the perfect. This suffix palatalizes preceding consonants wherever applicable; again, loanwords may not be affected - e.g. ጔዲለ ''gweddilä'' "to walk to", ጔዲሌ ''gweddile'' "to have walk to". | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== |