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=== The auxiliary ''bė'' === | === The auxiliary ''bė'' === | ||
The defective auxiliary ''bė'' (inf. and w-form ''bė'', past, passive imperative ''bu'', | The defective auxiliary ''bė'' (inf. and w-form ''bė'', past, passive imperative ''bu'', passive participle ''buj''; 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) |
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