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Almost all verbs use only one form, the infinitive (usually etymologically the infinitive construct with a prefixed ''l-'', which may sometimes be conflated with the etymological imperative). The infinitive form may or may not have a prefixed ''l-'', depending on the verb; however, even verbs without l- display a voicing mutation (e.g. ''žbuð'' 'to be idle, to lie fallow'). Some verbs instead are derived from other nouns derived from the relevant triconsonantal root rather than the infinitive of a particular verb (e.g. ''benin'' 'to build', cognate to the Hebrew noun ''binyan''; from the root b-n-y) | Almost all verbs use only one form, the infinitive (usually etymologically the infinitive construct with a prefixed ''l-'', which may sometimes be conflated with the etymological imperative). The infinitive form may or may not have a prefixed ''l-'', depending on the verb; however, even verbs without l- display a voicing mutation (e.g. ''žbuð'' 'to be idle, to lie fallow'). Some verbs instead are derived from other nouns derived from the relevant triconsonantal root rather than the infinitive of a particular verb (e.g. ''benin'' 'to build', cognate to the Hebrew noun ''binyan''; from the root b-n-y) | ||
The infinitive is also used as an imperative: '' | The infinitive is also used as an imperative: ''ðeht ló oj!'' = 'Give it to her!' Imperatives are negated by placing ''bal'' or ''bawði'' before the verb. | ||
====Inflected lexical verbs==== | ====Inflected lexical verbs==== | ||
There are only six inflected lexical verbs (i.e. verbs with inflected past and future forms): | There are only six inflected lexical verbs (i.e. verbs with inflected past and future forms): | ||
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*rost = to go down | *rost = to go down | ||
*rašt = to acquire; to get | *rašt = to acquire; to get | ||
* | *ðeht = to give | ||
* | *xeht = to carry, to owe, should | ||
* | *tseht = to go out | ||
* | *žąt = to go by vehicle | ||
* | *gąt = to hit; also a (pseudo-)auxiliary for "to do X correctly" | ||
* | *dąt = to know | ||
* | *tąt = to farm, to grow (plants) | ||
====Regular nif3al==== | ====Regular nif3al==== | ||