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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
5.9   Non-finite forms
The Yerava non-finite forms of verbs are classified into two groups. They are
5.9.1 1. Adjectival participles
  2. Adverbial participles
 
Adjectival participles
The adjectival participles are also called as relative participles. Three types of adjectival participles are identified in Yerava. They are
(i) Non-past adjectival participle
(ii) Past adjectival participle
(iii) Negative adjectival participle
The adjectival participles function as noun attributes in the utterances.
 
Non-past adjectival participle
{-a}  -a
-a occurs with all the verbs.
 
ive    kuikinja    pa:lu    alla
 1          2            3        4
 
'This   is   not   the   drinking   milk’
  1            4                2         3
 
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