Following
are some of the verbs which are transitive.
1. pù
to cut a rope
2. plámò
to repay a loan
3. pk
to strike
4. phyv
to say
5. témò
to sing
6. kháv
to count
4.1.1. c. Causative
Causative
verbs are those which have two agents of which one causes
the other to do. Causative verbs are derived from the transitive
or intransitive by the addition of causative suffix -t°k¡.
Examples
1. tsv
to
eat
tsv-tk
cause to eat
2. khv
to sweep
khv-tk
cause to sweep
3. tshv
to do
tshv-tk
cause to do
4. wv
to go
wv-tkà
cause to go
5.
máv
to laugh
máv-tk
cause to laugh
EXAMPLES
IN SENTENCES :
1.
-n
mr
np-tshán
nsk-tk-chò
I-nom Mary her-hair comb-cause-past
I caused Mary to comb her hair
2.
-n
Gpl
rá
Jn
p-tk-chò
I-nom Gopal money John give-causative-passt
I caused Gopal to pay money to John
3. -n
ññ
mótsà
l-tk-chò
I-nom goat a fall-causative-past
4. -n
nhòrì
cn
ts-tk-là
I-nom child the sweet eat-cause-present
I cause the boy to eat sweet
5.
-n
kr-c
y-tk-là
I-nom horse-the run-cause-present
I cause the horse to run
In
the above sentences, it can be noticed that causative
marker -tk
is used with the full form in the present tense and final
-
of the suffix is dropped in the past tense as shown in
the examples 4 and 5.
4.2.
Voice :
In
Lotha, passive is formed by the addition of a passive marker
nà. Verb does not undergo any change.
In the
-n
v
má-v
ù
lámò
k-t
