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The '''patientive''', or '''undergoing''' case, ({{sc|pat}})  is the case used to indicate both the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb, in addition to being used for the citation form of nouns.  
The '''patientive''', or '''undergoing''' case, ({{sc|pat}})  is the case used to indicate both the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb, in addition to being used for the citation form of nouns.  


*As the patientive is the citation form of nouns, there is little consistency in the patientive endings. They differ due to class, gender and etymology. There are rules that dictate the endings though; a word may for example never end in an oral plosive, which includes the patientive.
*As the patientive is the citation form of nouns, there is little consistency in the patientive endings. They differ due to class, gender and etymology.  
*The patientive is also marked on verbs, and agrees with both the subject and object.
*The patientive is also marked on verbs, and agrees with both the subject and object. Although patientive pronouns exist, they are often dropped.  




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| colspan="2"| '''{{blue|gráni}} gítha{{blue|nei}}'''
| colspan="2"| '''{{blue|gráni}} ithá{{blue|nei}}'''


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| colspan="2"|/ˈgranɪ ˈgɪtʰanɛɪ̯/
| colspan="2"|/ˈgranɪ ɪˈtʰanɛɪ̯/


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|<small>{{blue|gráni}}</small>
|<small>{{blue|gráni}}</small>
|<small>gítha{{blue|nei}}</small>
|<small>ithá{{blue|nei}}</small>


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|pig.{{sc|unm.an.{{blue|pat}}.dc}}
|pig.{{sc|unm.an.{{blue|pat}}.dc}}
|live.{{sc|act.ind.ipfv}}
|exist.{{sc|act.ind.ipfv}}


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| colspan="2"| ''Pigs live''
| colspan="2"| ''Pigs exist.''


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| colspan="2"|''Hit the bird''
| colspan="2"|''Hit the bird''
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=====Agentative=====
=====Agentative=====