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The progressive form is marked by ''-xa-'': '' | The progressive form is marked by ''-xa-'': ''spoxavir'' 'is eating'. | ||
The subjunctive is used like the infinitive and imperative in other languages (e.g. ''Stilocamab!'' 'Sing!'). It can also be used to indicate uncertainty, like "may" or "might". | The subjunctive is used like the infinitive and imperative in other languages (e.g. ''Stilocamab!'' 'Sing!'). It can also be used to indicate uncertainty, like "may" or "might". | ||
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For example, ''Raxine plocaprofen'' = 'I want to drink water.' | For example, ''Raxine plocaprofen'' = 'I want to drink water.' | ||
For "I want [noun]", the verb used depends on the context: for example, "I want a car" is translated as ''Fusnan ibuprofen'' ("I want to have a car"), and "I want an apple" is rendered ''Olpan | For "I want [noun]", the verb used depends on the context: for example, "I want a car" is translated as ''Fusnan ibuprofen'' ("I want to have a car"), and "I want an apple" is rendered ''Olpan spoprofen'' ("I want to eat an apple"). | ||
The desiderative can also be used for ''dative-stative'' (the "logical subject" is in the dative) verbs with 1st person logical subjects: | The desiderative can also be used for ''dative-stative'' (the "logical subject" is in the dative) verbs with 1st person logical subjects: | ||
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====Derivational suffixes==== | ====Derivational suffixes==== | ||
The suffix ''-tin, -t(o)-'' is used as a patientive: '' | The suffix ''-tin, -t(o)-'' is used as a patientive: ''spovir'' 'eat' -> ''spotin'' 'food', ''inosivir'' 'dwell, inhabit' -> ''inositin'' 'country, land' | ||
The suffix ''-(o)cavir'' 'do' may be used to "verb" nouns or borrowed words: for example, ''spiusocavir'' means 'He plays the ''spúith'' (a Talmic plucked instrument with sympathetic strings)'. | The suffix ''-(o)cavir'' 'do' may be used to "verb" nouns or borrowed words: for example, ''spiusocavir'' means 'He plays the ''spúith'' (a Talmic plucked instrument with sympathetic strings)'. | ||
====Voice==== | ====Voice==== | ||
The suffixes ''-li-'' (e.g. '' | The suffixes ''-li-'' (e.g. ''spolivir'' '[X] is eaten') and ''-ca-'' (e.g. ''spocavir'' '[X] feeds') are used to form the passive resp. causative forms. | ||
====Degree==== | ====Degree==== | ||
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*''-bendavir'' 'to inadvertently X, to end up X-ing' (< 'to fall') | *''-bendavir'' 'to inadvertently X, to end up X-ing' (< 'to fall') | ||
*''-conavir'' 'to try X-ing' (< 'to see') | *''-conavir'' 'to try X-ing' (< 'to see') | ||
*''-ciclovir'' 'to receive someone's X-ing; to benefit from someone's X-ing' (< 'to receive') | |||
*''-gosivir'' 'to X for someone' (< 'to give') | *''-gosivir'' 'to X for someone' (< 'to give') | ||
*''-nidavir'' 'to X in advance' (< 'to place') | *''-nidavir'' 'to X in advance' (< 'to place') | ||
*''-spovir'' 'to X for one's own benefit' (< 'to eat') | |||
====Other affixes==== | ====Other affixes==== | ||
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*''-cog'': cohortative | *''-cog'': cohortative | ||
**''Zanamicog!'' 'Let's play!' | **''Zanamicog!'' 'Let's play!' | ||
**''En alfa | **''En alfa spocog!'' 'Let me eat it too!' | ||
*''ri-'': 'again, re-' | *''ri-'': 'again, re-' | ||
*''-trexed'': 'the more...' | *''-trexed'': 'the more...' | ||