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| Past || Infinitive + ''-ba'' || ''falába'' "spoke" || Some irregular verbs instead drop their final vowel and add ''-èra''.
| Past || Infinitive + ''-ba'' || ''falába'' "spoke" || Some irregular verbs instead drop their final vowel and add ''-èra''.
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| Passive participle || Infinitive + ''-d'' || ''falád'' "spoken" ||
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! Infinitive !! Present stem !! Past stem !! Meaning !! Remarks
! Infinitive !! Present stem !! Past stem !! Meaning !! Remarks
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| sê || é ~ sê || éra || "to be" || When ''é'' is used as the present in main clauses, it falls before the complement and no clitic subject pronouns or focus particles are used. <br /> E.g. ''él é midhêr.'' ≈ ''midhêr éki la sê.'' ≈ ''kôs li sê midhêr.'' "she is a woman." <br /> When ''é'' is used adjectivally, it behaves as any other verb.<br /> E.g. ''midhêr awtór é'' "a woman who is an author''
| sê || é ~ sê || éra || "to be" || When ''é'' is used as the present in main clauses, it falls before the complement and no clitic subject pronouns or focus particles are used. <br /> E.g. ''él é midhêr.'' ≈ ''midhêr éki li sê.'' ≈ ''kôs li sê midhêr.'' "she is a woman." <br /> When ''é'' is used adjectivally, it behaves as any other verb.<br /> E.g. ''midhêr awtór é'' "a woman who is an author''
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| tê || tên || tênha || "to have" ||
| tê || tên || tênha || "to have" ||
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| || bîn || bînha || "to come" ||
| || wîn || wînha || "to come" ||
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| bô || bôn || bônha || "to put" ||
| bô || bôn || bônha || "to put" ||
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