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His examples are:-- 1. 2. 3. 4. nen, itede, ongai, bole, eat cut break leave Present nene itede ongai bolo Past na ita ongai bole Future natsi itatsi ongaitsi bolatsi Imperative nu ito ongai bo(le) Subjunctive no ito ongai bolo Infinitive namubabe itamubabe ongaimubabe bolamane Past participle namane itaname ongaimane bolamane Adjectival nab'ula(ne) itedondona ongaibula(ne) bolabula(ne) 3. _Notes on the foregoing paradigms._ _a._ Indicative present. Most verbs double the last syllable of the stem, which in the first conjugation always ends in _e_. There are, however, some exceptions, especially among verbs in _i_, and those which have a verbal suffix. The syllable _-te_ when doubled is always _-tede_. Ex. _Nag alili_, I see; _nani e gadi_, I build (tie up) the house; _nani okid' atede_, I light the fire. _b._ Indicative past. The difference between the two forms, both of which are preceded by the particle _ga_, is not yet clearly made out. The ending _e_ seems to refer to the time when the action finished, whilst _-a_ has a more general signification. Ex. _Naga ne_, I have eaten, _naga kupa na_, I ate the potatoes. There is another form which replaces the final syllable of the present tense by _-ua_. Verbs in _-i_ add _-ua_ to the final syllable. But it is uncertain whether this expresses the near past, or includes an idea of movement. Ex. _na bul' elelua_, I have just worked in the garden; _nu a gadi ua_, you have just tied up the fence. _c_. Indicative future. If the syllables preceding the suffix _-tsi_ also contain _-tsi-ti_. In monosyllabic verbs especially, a second form of the future is often found, which retains the doubling of the present tense. Ex. _etsiati_, will come; _nenetsi_, will eat; _yeyetsi_, will take. For _ga_ with the future, see below. _d_. Imperative. The first form of the imperative has less force than the second. In the first conjugation the second form always terminates in _-au_, even when the first form is irregular. The last syllable of the imperative is often lost, especially when the ending is _-li_. Ex. _aitodede_, runs, imperat. _aitode_ and _aitodau
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