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RV 61 (Rh) Note 6.3 Verb: Imperfective.

The Structure Sentences of this unit show some used of the Imperfective form, which is used with reference to present and future action. The Imperfective has a set of prefixes and the suffix /-all-/, with personal endings. It may be illustrated by the following examples:

The verb /məfəlləg/ 'to want, to look for'

This verb has the following affixes:

Except for the third person singular masculine suffix (/-al/), these suffixes are identical with the verb /allə/ (see Note 5.1).

The example above shows /iy/ before /-all-/ in the second person feminine singular. If the consonant preceding /-iy-/ (i.e. the last consonant of the stem) is one of the following eight consonants, it (and /-iy-/) are replaced as follows:

/t-iy-/ by /c/, as in /tıkəfcalləš/ 'you (f.) open' (masc. /tıkəftalləh/)

/d-iy-/ by /j/, as in /tıhejalləš/ 'you (f.) go' (masc. /tıhedalləh/)

/T-iy-/ and /S-iy-/ by /C/, as in /tıməCalləš/ 'you (f.) come' (masc. /tıməTalləh/)

/s-iy-/ by /š/, as in /tadəršalləš/ 'you (f.) cause to arrive' (masc. /tadərsalləh/)

/z-iy-/ by /ž/, asin /tıgəžalləš/ 'you (f.) buy' (masc. /tıgəzalləh/)