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==== The interrogative secondary mood ==== | ==== The interrogative secondary mood ==== | ||
The interrogative mood is formed in a different way compared to the other secondary moods. It adds '''-ę''' to the verb stem, then all personal endings, then (in unprefixed verbs) those marking voice, and finally '''-thā''' at the very end. For example: ''pūnęrthā?'' (does (s)he work?), ''lehęrthāsthā?'' (are they being eaten?), ''lehęrthāśethā?'' (do they eat?). | The interrogative mood is formed in a different way compared to the other secondary moods. It adds '''-ę''' to the verb stem, then all personal endings, then (in unprefixed verbs) those marking voice, and finally '''-thā''' at the very end. For example: ''pūnęrthā?'' (does (s)he work?), ''lehęrthāsthā?'' (are they being eaten?), ''lehęrthāśethā?'' (do they eat?). | ||
Note that '''-við-thā''' in the second person singular present ending contracts to '''-vindhā''', thus forms like ''pūnęvindhā?'' (do you work?). | Note that '''-við-thā''' in the second person singular present ending contracts to '''-vindhā''', thus forms like ''pūnęvindhā?'' (do you work?). | ||