This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ...may be prefixed to other parts of the verb to intensify its meaning: Kuogopa nguogopa, fearing I fear, i.e., I fear exceedingly. INDICATIVE MOOD. Present Tense: The present tense is formed by prefixing the sign of the person to the infinitive. The sign of the first person being the letter n-, it ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ...may be prefixed to other parts of the verb to intensify its meaning: Kuogopa nguogopa, fearing I fear, i.e., I fear exceedingly. INDICATIVE MOOD. Present Tense: The present tense is formed by prefixing the sign of the person to the infinitive. The sign of the first person being the letter n-, it changes the initial kof the infinitive into-g-: N-gu-tenda, I do. U-ku-tenda, thou dost. A-ku-tenda, he or she does. U-ku-tenda, ji-ku-tenda, chi-ku-tenda, li-ku tenda, lu-ku-tenda, ka-ku-tenda, pa-ku tenda, it does. Tu-ku-tenda, we do. M-ku-tenda, you do. A-ku-tenda, they do. Ji-ku-tenda, si-ku-tenda, i-ku-tenda, ga-ku-tenda, tu-ku-tenda, they do. There is also a tense made by using-pa-instead of-&u-. Its meaning is that it is in the nature of the person or thing to be or to do what the verb denotes. The n-of the first person makes instead of n-jia-, Akuguluka (he is actually flying he flies. Apaguluka (he is naturally able to fly), he flies. Apakombola (he has natural ability for), he can. Akukombola (he is actually able to) he can. Present Perfect: The present perfect answering to the English tense made with haee, is formed by prefixing the sign of the person to the simplest form of the verb, and modifying the termination. The n-of the first person changes the initial consonant of a great many verbs, and the changes of termination are so varied and intricate, that it is necessary in the vocabulary to add to every verb the first person singular of the present perfect, by the help of which all the other persons can he-formed without difficulty, as in them the consonant of the verb resumes its original form, and the termination is the same as that given for the first person. Thus tenda, do, gives: N-desile, I have done. U-tesilf., thou hast...
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