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====Stems====
====Stems====
A Celabrian verb has three stems, known as the perfective, imperfective, and deontic stems. Regular verbs form the perfective and imperfective stems from the deontic via the suffixes ''-<u>a</u>s-'' and ''-<u>a</u>n-'' respectively. Irregular verbs have unpredictable stems.
A Celabrian verb has three stems, known as the perfective, imperfective, and oblique stems. Regular verbs form the perfective and imperfective stems from the oblique via the suffixes ''-<u>a</u>s-'' and ''-<u>a</u>n-'' respectively. Irregular verbs have unpredictable stems.


Derived stems are formed by adding derivational affixes to the primary stem. Derived verbs include causatives, antipassives, and applicatives. Tense stems are formed by adding affixes to the main stem, whether primary or derived.
Derived stems are formed by adding derivational affixes to the primary stem. Derived verbs include causatives, antipassives, and applicatives. Tense stems are formed by adding affixes to the main stem, whether primary or derived.
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