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| 4.2.6. |
Nonfinite verb : |
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| The form of the verb which is limited by the
person, tense, and number of the subject is finite verb. The form of the
verb |
| which is not limited by person, number and
tense is non-finite or infinitive. So, the former may be said as a complete |
| verb and the latter as a incomplete verb.
However, in Bhumij, the person is marked with the infinitive marker
sometimes |
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in the subordinate clause. |
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The non-finite verbs may be divided into infinitive,
conditional and temporal. |
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| 4.2.6.1. |
Infinitive : Infinitive, in Bhumij, shows tense and voice. The verb itself functions as infinitive. In
some cases, - |
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naten is sued as infinitive marker as shown below : |
| jom |
naten |
‘to eat’ |
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| du?p |
naten |
‘to sit’ |
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| da?a |
au |
naten |
‘to bring water’ |
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| 1. |
aiŋ |
jom |
mon-e-a |
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I |
eat |
want-cop |
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| 2. |
a?e |
jom |
mon-e-a |
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he |
eat |
want-cop |
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‘He wants to eat’ |
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| 3. |
a?e |
nu?u |
mon-e-a |
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She |
drink |
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‘She wants to drink’ |
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| 4. |
a?e |
seno |
haya-wa |
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he |
go |
like |
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| 5. |
a?e |
hai |
jom |
mon-e-a |
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he |
fish |
eat |
want |
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| 6. |
a?e |
baba |
ir |
mon-e-a |
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She |
paddy |
reap |
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| ‘She wants to reap paddy’ |
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| 7. |
ramo |
kamite |
sen-len-a |
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Rama |
work |
go-tense-cop |
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| 8 . |
aiŋ |
aiŋ-a |
  ate |
om-naten |
sen-a-iŋ |
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I I-case |
house |
eat-inf. |
go-cop-PT |
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