2.2.2.1.
Verb Dervied from Adjective and Quantifier:
ta:lo
‘beautiful’
ta:lothis
‘to
decorate’
zdaR
‘sharp’
zdaRdis
‘to
sharpen’
noRo
‘good’
noRobus
‘to
get well’
a:pe
‘little’
a:pe bus
‘to
decrease’
bedd
‘more’
bedebus
‘to
increase’
Finite Verb:
Person-Number-Gender:
The
verb aggress with the person and number of the subject. There
is no difference between the second person and the third person
endings except that the third person has a distinctive ending
for feminine singular. Thus, as far as the verb endings are concerned,
the distinction is between first person and other persons.
First
Person Singular:
When the subject is in the first person person singular the verb
takes the suffix -s.
masa
badiyu:-s
‘I
am running’
masa silihiyu:-s
‘I
am reading’
masa
aRiyu :-s
‘I
am going’
mo
sa:ziyu:-s
‘I
am walking’
First
Person Plural:
When the subject is first person plural the verb takes -The suffix
-es.
basa
badiyen-es
‘we
are running’
basa
aRiyen-es
‘we
are bringing’
basa
usen-es
‘we
know’
ba
za:zen-es
‘we
are walking’
ba
biyen-es
‘we
are going’
Other
Person Singular:
When the subject is other person singular the verb takes the verb
takes the suffix -e. This is, however, optional.
sosa
skiya:l-e
‘he
is seeing’
so
za:za:l-e
‘he
is walking’
tusa
silic.ha:l-e
‘you
are reading’
tu
za:za:l-e
‘you
are walking’
The
other person singular distinguishes gender in the third person.
When the subject is third person masculine singular the verb takes
the suffix -e. If it is feminine, the verb takes the suffix -i.
tisa arin-i
‘you are bringing’
ti badin-i
‘you are
running’
sasa badin-i
‘she is running’
sasa alta:hin-i
‘she is advising’
Other
Person Plural:
When
the subject is other person plural, the verb takes the suffix
-en.
uli
a
us
u
i
a:lo
