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The present infinitive is of the form ''XCaaCa'' or ''XCaCCa'', where X can be anything. Only the final portion (after X) changes. Therefore, "initial" consonant below refers to the initial consonant in the penultimate syllable. | The present infinitive is of the form ''XCaaCa'' or ''XCaCCa'', where X can be anything. Only the final portion (after X) changes. Therefore, "initial" consonant below refers to the initial consonant in the penultimate syllable. | ||
Each tense has an infinitive formed with the | Each tense has an infinitive formed with the stem of that tense that declines as a noun - e.g. ''gaɓɓam'' "in order to habitually throw". The corresponding participles/adjectives are formed with the genitive - e.g. ''gaaⱳiya'' "throwing" ("of throwing"), ''lamooriya'' "about to be lead", and ''ħaɗɗiya'' "Hadda (''adj.'')" ("of being Hadda"). | ||
The infinitive can also be used with person prefixes - e.g. ''mugaaⱳa'' "my throwing". | The infinitive can also be used with person prefixes - e.g. ''mugaaⱳa'' "my throwing". | ||
Agent/patient nouns are formed with the suffix ''-ra'' with the verb in the appropriate voice and tense - e.g. ''gaaⱳara'' "thrower, that which throws, that which is throwing", ''layiiⱳara'' "that which was thrown". | Agent/patient nouns are formed with the suffix ''-ra'' with the verb in the appropriate voice and tense (minus the ''-n'' suffix) - e.g. ''gaaⱳara'' "thrower, that which throws, that which is throwing", ''layiiⱳara'' "that which was thrown". | ||
====Mood==== | ====Mood==== | ||