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FORMATION:
The future is formed by adding
sigma to the verb stem before the
same primary endings that are used
for the present.
PRIMARY
ENDINGS
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ACTIVE
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I
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-w
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we
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-omen
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you
(s)
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-eij
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you
(pl)
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-ete
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he,
she
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-ei
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they
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-ousi(n)
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text
place
holder
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MIDDLE
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I
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-mai
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we
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-meqa
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you
(s)
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-h|
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you
(pl)
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-sqe
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he,
she
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-tai
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they
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-ntai
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CHANGES IN VERB
STEM
- Verb stems ending
in a mute consonant alter as
follows:
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the
consonants
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writing
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e.g.
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p,
b,
f
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combine with
s
to become
y
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ble/pw,
ble/yw
tri/bw,
tri/yw
gra&fw,
gra&yw
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k,
g,
x
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combine with
s
to become
c
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dida&skw,
dida&cw
a)/gw,
a)/cw
e)/xw,
e(/cw
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t,
d, q,
z*
(*see
on
-i/zw
verbs
below)
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drop
out before
s
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a#ptw,
a#yw*
speu&dw,
speu&sw
pei/qw,
pei/sw
h(suxa&zw,
h(suxa&sw
(*note
that for this type of
verb,
t
drops out and
s
combines with the
p
of the resulting
stem)
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- Verbs ending in
-i/zw
drop
z
and add
-e/w
(becoming
e-contract
verbs in the future); e.g.,
nomi/zw
(present),
nomiw~
(future).
- Verbs stems ending
in a liquid
(l,
m, n, r) add
e/w
(becoming
e-contract
verbs in the future) and also sometimes
alter their stems; e.g.,
ba&llw
(present),
balw~
(future);
ne/mw
(present),
nemw~
(future);
me/nw
(present),
menw~
(future);
diafqei/rw
(present),
diafqerw~
(future).
- Contract verbs lengthen the final
vowel of the stem and add
s;
e.g., poie/w
(present),
poih&sw
(future);
tima&w
(present),
timh&sw
(future);
dhlo&w
(present),
dhlw&sw
(future).
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