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130 when the verb is used actively, viz. when the object is expressed in the accusative, the form of the neuter singular only is used. When the object is in the nominative case the verb is passive, and varies with the gender of the subject. Ex., I saw the woman. , the woman was seen by me.

The meaning of the other tenses is expressed in the English translation.

4. When the necessity of the action is to be expressed, the singular, or the plural , is constructed with the first form of the passive participle. Ex. , this must be told.

5. Four kinds of participles are formed from every verb, each of which, when used negatively, expresses the impossibility of the action, but on