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'''Infinitive''' is a class 15 noun. It is formed by adding the class 15 prefix to the verb stem - e.g. ጔደ ''<b>gw</b>éddä'' "to walk" (root: ''-édd-''), ግዙጘ ''<b>gï</b>zúngä'' "to cook (trs.)" (root: ''-zúng-''). | '''Infinitive''' is a class 15 noun. It is formed by adding the class 15 prefix to the verb stem - e.g. ጔደ ''<b>gw</b>éddä'' "to walk" (root: ''-édd-''), ግዙጘ ''<b>gï</b>zúngä'' "to cook (trs.)" (root: ''-zúng-''). | ||
'''Agent''' nouns are class 1/2. They are formed by adding the class 1/2 prefix to the | '''Agent''' nouns are class 1/2. They are formed by adding the class 1/2 prefix to the verb stem. An older agent noun with a spirantized final consonant may also exist, often with a specialized meaning.<!-- In regular verbs, the nominalized stem is formed by removing the final vowel and spirantizing the final consonant (if applicable). Verbs ending in other vowels simply use the verbal stem.--> | ||
:e.g. ሜዝ ''<b>m</b>ézz'' " | :e.g. ሜደ ''<b>m</b>éddä'' "walker; traveller; stranger" (pl: ዌደ ''<b>w</b>éddä''); ሜዝ ''<b>m</b>ézz'' "companion; traveller" (pl: ዌዝ ''<b>w</b>ézz''). | ||
====Negative and interrogative==== | ====Negative and interrogative==== | ||