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| ====Non-finite forms====
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| *The active participle in ''-ig'' is used to modify a noun. As such it is used as a relative form for the subject.
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| *The ''-eot'' infinitive:
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| **is used with modal verbs.
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| *The ''-a'' infinitive:
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| **with ''djeo'' 'in', indicates "while the action is taking place" or, when possessed, "while POSSESSOR is VERBing"
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| **with ''eor'' 'on', indicates "upon/as soon as the action is taking place" or, when possessed, "upon the POSSESSOR's VERBing"
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| **with ''nae'' 'by', indicates that the verb's action serves a purpose: "by VERBing"
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| *The bare infinitive:
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| **with ''djeo'' 'in', indicates the progressive.
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| **with ''il'' 'from', indicates (from just having been VERB-ing)
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| **with ''χru'' 'next to', indicates "intends to VERB" or "about to VERB"
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| **with ''ast'' 'without', indicates "without VERBing"
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| **(nonstandard) with ''θand'' 'after', indicates that the action just happened.
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| {{SUBPAGENAME}} is zero copula in the present tense; ''ngu'', ''si'', ''jeo'' and ''thar'' can be used as present tense copulas. | | {{SUBPAGENAME}} is zero copula in the present tense; ''ngu'', ''si'', ''jeo'' and ''thar'' can be used as present tense copulas. |