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'''Present active participle''' as an attribute: INF + ''po'' | '''Present active participle''' as an attribute: INF + ''po'' | ||
*Attributes follow their heads, and objects of participle get a genitive case: ''gy '''dannapo''' duter'' (a book-'''reading''' person) | *Attributes follow their heads, and objects of participle get a bare genitive case: ''gy '''dannapo''' duter'' (a book-'''reading''' person) | ||
**Adjective-like inflection: ''dutesh gör '''dannappo''' duter'' (books of book-reading people) | **Adjective-like inflection: ''dutesh gör '''dannappo''' duter'' (books of book-reading people) | ||
*If the head is possessed, the genitive comes between the head noun and the verb participle with its object: ''tymy ''' | *If the head is possessed, the genitive comes between the head noun and the verb participle with its object: ''tymy '''henury''' musihespo musir'' (food-cooking man of a woman) | ||
**Compare with ''tymy henuryy musihe'''ss'''oo musiir'' (a man of the food-cooking woman) where definiteness and genitive declension have been used to change the meaning. | |||
'''Past passive participle''': INF + ''na'' or INF + ''ma'' for IIa | '''Past passive participle''': INF + ''na'' or INF + ''ma'' for IIa |
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