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# The fourth stem extension is the causative marker '''-is-''' (non-causatives are not marked) | # The fourth stem extension is the causative marker '''-is-''' (non-causatives are not marked) | ||
Finally, note that some stem extensions may trigger a change in the personal termination (e.g. the third person plural present indicative interior ''-irāhe'', not *-ir-āhai). | Finally, note that some stem extensions may trigger a change in the personal termination (e.g. the third person plural present indicative interior ''-irāhe'', not *-ir-āhai). In the ''-is-'' stem extension, when preceding ''-b-'' initial personal terminations, the final ''-s'' predictably disappears, lengthening the preceding vowel (e.g. ''meš-is-ba'' → ''mešība''). | ||
Note, furthermore, that ''-ir-'' (when not followed by the causative marker) becomes '''-ęr-''' in the present of class 11 ''-ah'' verbs. | Note, furthermore, that ''-ir-'' (when not followed by the causative marker) becomes '''-ęr-''' in the present of class 11 ''-ah'' verbs. |
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