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The verb may consists of stem + (aspect) + tense + PT + (negative). The structure of the verb may beobserved in the following verbs.

ski- �to see�
Stem + (Asp.) + Tense + PT + (Neg.)

ski - a - ha - s - ne  Ist per.sg.
ski - a - han - es Ist per. pl.

ski - a - a:l - e

IInd and IIIrd per.
  mas.sg.
ski - a - a:l - i IInd and IIIrd per.
fem. sg.
ski - -a:l - en IInd and IIIrd pl.
ski - - a: - s simple pres. Ist per.
sg.
ski - - a:n - es simple pres. Ist. pl.

badi �to run�

badi - a - ha -s - ne
ba
di -a - han - es - ne
ba
di - a - a:l -e- ne
ba
di - a - a:l -i- ne
ba
di - a - a:l - en - ne


za:zi �to walk�


za:zi - a - ha - s - ne
za:zi - a - han - es - ne
za:zi - a - a:l - e - ne
za:zi - a - a:l - i - ne
za:zi - a - a:l - en - ne


zbRithi �to write�


zbRithi - a - ha - s - ne
zbRithi - a - han - es - ne
zbRithi - a - a:l - e - ne
zbRithi - a - a:l - i - ne
zbRithi - a - a:l - en - ne

zbRithi `to write`

zbRithi - a - ha - s - ne
zbRithi - a - han - es - ne
zbRithi - a - a:l - e - ne
zbRithi - a - a:l - i -ne
zbrithi - a - a:l - en - ne

3.4.Concordance:
Concordance is a agreement in person, number and gender between two constituents. in Brokskat, there is concordance between subject and predicate, Adjective and Noun, Determiner and Noun.
3.4.1. Subject-predicate concordance:
The subject NP takes teh agentive case marker when the predicate is a transitive verb. So, the Noun phrase has the concordance with the verb in taking the agentive case marker. This may be seen in the following sentences.

ma-sa tasaRa skiyu:s
    1           2               3            

`I see her`
  1     3      2      

ma-sa sinaRa skiyu:s
         1           2          3                

`I see the child`
1    3              2       

ba-sa teRa skiyenes
       1           2           3              

` we see him`
     1       3       2        

ti-sa sinaRa skiya:le
     1        2                3         

`you see the child`
     1       3               2         

mi-ya kita:p silithet
    1          2           3          

`I read the book`
    1     3             2             

mi-ya solok zbRithet
       1         2               3           

`I wrote a story`
    1      3               2         

so-so maRa skiya:le
        1          2            3            

`he sees me`
     1      3        2          


       

                                       

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