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***The gerundive takes the base ''FaCuw-'' (''FaCuu-'' before a consonant).
***The gerundive takes the base ''FaCuw-'' (''FaCuu-'' before a consonant).
*Normal sandhi rules apply - e.g. ''sallaygu'' "I prayed" (from ''*sallay-ku'').
*Normal sandhi rules apply - e.g. ''sallaygu'' "I prayed" (from ''*sallay-ku'').
*For quinquiliteral verbs, replace ''C'' with ''CaCC''/''CiCC'' (with the vowel corresponding to the bracketed one) - e.g. ''dhamastar'', ''yidhamastar'', ''yidhimistír'' "complete". If one of the consonants is ''w'' or ''y'', the aforementioned simplifications apply and the unnecessary ''a''/''i'' is not added - e.g. ''targoon'', ''yitargoon'', ''yuturguun'' "translate" (from ''*taragwam'', ''*yitaragwam'', ''*yitirigwim'').
*For quinquiliteral verbs, replace ''C'' with ''CaCC''/''CiCC'' (with the vowel corresponding to the bracketed one) - e.g. ''dhamastar'', ''yidhamastar'', ''yidhimistír'' "complete". If one of the consonants is ''w'' or ''y'', the aforementioned simplifications apply and the unnecessary ''a''/''i'' is not added - e.g. ''targoon'', ''yitargoon'', ''yuturguún'' "translate" (from ''*taragwam'', ''*yitaragwam'', ''*yitirigwim''). In forms where no simplifications can take place, however, the extra vowel is added - e.g. ''tar<b>a</b>gwaámi'' "translator".


==Syntax==
==Syntax==