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=== The auxiliary ''bė'' === | === The auxiliary ''bė'' === | ||
The defective auxiliary ''bė'' (inf. and w-form ''bė'', past | The defective auxiliary ''bė'' (inf. and w-form ''bė'', past, passive participle and imperative ''bu''; from the conflation of two roots, one a cognate of Hebrew בא 'to come' and the other a cognate of Hebrew אבה 'to be willing') is used to form dynamic passives (with the passive participle) and the future (with the infinitive). | ||
* ''Yn galt lu bė fyþuh'' = The door is opening (being opened) | * ''Yn galt lu bė fyþuh'' = The door is opening (being opened) | ||
* ''Yn galt bu fyþuh'' = The door (was) opened | * ''Yn galt bu fyþuh'' = The door (was) opened | ||
* ''Yn galt lau bu fyþuh'' = The door has been opened | |||
* ''Yn galt fyþuh'' = The door is open (lit. opened) | * ''Yn galt fyþuh'' = The door is open (lit. opened) | ||
** ''bė'' is not repeated for future + passive: both 'The door opens' and 'The door will open' are ''Yn galt bė fyþuh''. | ** ''bė'' is not repeated for future + passive: both 'The door opens' and 'The door will open' are ''Yn galt bė fyþuh''. | ||