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These prefixes are used with transitive verbs only. | These prefixes are used with transitive verbs only. | ||
*''li-'': 2 > 1 | *''li-'': 2 > 1 | ||
*'' | *''syi-'': 1 > 2 | ||
*''gi-'': inverse marker for verbs with a third person; comes between the personal suffix and the stem. Usage follows the animacy hierarchy 2 > 3; 1 > 3; 3AN > 3INAN; PROX > OBV. By default the direction of the action is assumed to go down from the "more animate" constituent to the "less animate" one. The inverse marker is used when the action goes up the hierarchy. | *''gi-'': inverse marker for verbs with a third person; comes between the personal suffix and the stem. Usage follows the animacy hierarchy 2 > 3; 1 > 3; 3AN > 3INAN; PROX > OBV. By default the direction of the action is assumed to go down from the "more animate" constituent to the "less animate" one. The inverse marker is used when the action goes up the hierarchy. | ||
**Example: ''khasjhógy'' = I love him/her (the object is implied by the transitivity); ''kha'''gi'''sjhógy'' = s/he loves me | **Example: ''khasjhógy'' = I love him/her (the object is implied by the transitivity); ''kha'''gi'''sjhógy'' = s/he loves me | ||