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The defective auxiliary ''bė'' (inf. and w-form ''bė'', past/imperative ''bu''; from the conflation of two roots, one a cognate of Hebrew בא 'to come' and the other a cognate of Hebrew אבה 'to be willing') is used to form dynamic passives and the future. | The defective auxiliary ''bė'' (inf. and w-form ''bė'', past/imperative ''bu''; from the conflation of two roots, one a cognate of Hebrew בא 'to come' and the other a cognate of Hebrew אבה 'to be willing') is used to form dynamic passives and the future. | ||
* ''Yn galt bė fyþuh'' = The door is opening (being opened) | * ''Yn galt lu bė fyþuh'' = The door is opening (being opened) | ||
* ''Yn galt bu fyþuh'' = The door (was) opened | * ''Yn galt bu fyþuh'' = The door (was) opened | ||
* ''Yn galt fyþuh'' = The door is open (lit. opened) | * ''Yn galt fyþuh'' = The door is open (lit. opened) | ||
** ''bė'' is not repeated for future + passive: 'The door will open' | ** ''bė'' is not repeated for future + passive: both 'The door opens' and 'The door will open' are ''Yn galt bė fyþuh''. | ||
* ''Dawid bė fþėh yn galt'' = David will open the door | * ''Dawid bė fþėh yn galt'' = David will open the door | ||