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:::'''Reflexive causative''': ''jhiifsaté'' = "he laid himself down (similar in meaning to the above, but slightly different shade of meaning)" | :::'''Reflexive causative''': ''jhiifsaté'' = "he laid himself down (similar in meaning to the above, but slightly different shade of meaning)" | ||
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=====Auxiliary formations===== | |||
Many verbs are formed from a non-verb component (ideophone, abstract noun, etc) plus an auxiliary verb. Some common verbs used for this purpose are: | |||
*''addhi'' "to say": used to form intransitive verbs - e.g. ''sim addhi'' "to be silent" | |||
*''keeyi'' "to put": used to form transitive verbs - e.g. ''sim keeyi'' "to make silent" | |||
=====Verbal nouns===== | =====Verbal nouns===== | ||
The main verbal noun (which is always feminine) is formed with the suffix ''-iya'', ''-ashu'', or ''-ina'' depending on verb class (see [[Qino#Verbs|verbs]] for more information). Accusative objects of a verb occur in the genitive when used with a verbal noun. | The main verbal noun (which is always feminine) is formed with the suffix ''-iya'', ''-ashu'', or ''-ina'' depending on verb class (see [[Qino#Verbs|verbs]] for more information). Accusative objects of a verb occur in the genitive when used with a verbal noun. | ||