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Finite verbs are further divided into two major classes: intransitive and transitive, which differ in their conjugation for [[w:Grammatical person|person]]. Intransitive verbs take person prefixes to mark the agent of a sentence, while all transitive verbs use person suffixes instead, which mark both the agent and patient (or the subject and the direct object). The category of number is also expressed differently in both classes. | Finite verbs are further divided into two major classes: intransitive and transitive, which differ in their conjugation for [[w:Grammatical person|person]]. Intransitive verbs take person prefixes to mark the agent of a sentence, while all transitive verbs use person suffixes instead, which mark both the agent and patient (or the subject and the direct object). The category of number is also expressed differently in both classes. | ||
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An intransitive clause is a construction with an intransitive subject and a predicate. Although it may contain one or more indirect objects, it is not as common as their use in transitive clauses. An intransitive verb takes one person prefix in order to indicate its agent. There are two sets of prefixes: one for [[w:Affirmation and negation|affirmative]] (or positive) verbs and one for the | An intransitive clause is a construction with an intransitive subject and a predicate. Although it may contain one or more indirect objects, it is not as common as their use in transitive clauses. An intransitive verb takes one person prefix in order to indicate its agent. There are two sets of prefixes: one for [[w:Affirmation and negation|affirmative]] (or positive) verbs and one for the [[w:negation|negative]] ones. | ||
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