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50 With regard to the verbs, the intonation rests upon the suffix:—

If the suffix consists of more than one syllable, the accent is upon the first syllable of the suffix:

Exceptions are:
 * (1) The verbs ending in e short, in the first and second persons plural of the indicative present and subjunctive present, and in the plural of the imperative:—


 * (2) The third persons singular and plural of the indicative present, subjunctive present, and imperative of all verbs:—

For the passive voice we use the auxiliary verb a fi, ‘to be,’ by adding to each tense of this auxiliary the past participle of the verb we require. In this case the participle, being considered more as an adjective than as a verb, will agree with its subject in gender as well as in number.