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====Passive==== | |||
The passive of a verb is formed by adding the suffix ''-(a)m-'' to the stem. The addition or ommission of the ''-(a)-'' depends on phonotactics: it is added whenever necessary and dropped otherwise (which may vary even between forms with the same stem). | |||
====Participles==== | ====Participles==== | ||
The active participle of a verb is formed with the suffix ''-(a)nt'' (feminine: ''-(a)ntā'') added to the | The active participle of a verb is formed with the suffix ''-(a)nt'' (feminine: ''-(a)ntā'') added to the perfect stem. | ||
The passive participle is formed with the suffix ''-tāḵ/ṯāḵ'' (feminine: ''-tāḵā/ṯāḵā'') added to the nominal stem. | |||
==== | There is also a rare future passive participle formed with the suffix ''-(a)mant'' (feminine: ''-(a)mantā'') added to the perfect stem. However, this ending is more often used to form derived nouns. | ||
The | ====Infinitive==== | ||
The infinitive/verbal noun is formed by adding the following ending to the nominal stem: ''-tīḵ/ṯīḵ''. | |||
The feminine of the infinitive suffix, ''-tīḵā/ṯīḵā'', is used to form an "instance noun" - i.e. a noun referring to an instance of the verb. | |||
====Other derived nouns==== | |||
*The agent noun is formed with the ending ''-tar/ṯar'' (feminine: ''-tarā/ṯarā'') added to the nominal stem. | |||
*The instrument noun is formed with tye ending ''-dar/ḏar'' added to the nominal stem. | |||
====Tenses==== | ====Tenses==== | ||