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Rh as ဖြစ်&#8203;သည်, to be, နေ&#8203;သည်, to remain, ကောင်း&#8203;သည် to be good, ပျက်&#8203;သည်, to be ruined, or in a state of ruin.

Many transitive verbs are formed from intransitive ones, by aspirating the initial letter. If the initial is the first letter of either of the five classes of consonants, it is changed for its corresponding aspirate, the second letter of the class, as ကျ&#8203;သည်, to fall, ချ&#8203;သည်, to throw down, or cause to fall; ပျက်&#8203;သည်, to be ruined, ဖျက်&#8203;သည်, to ruin; if the initial is a nasal, or an unclassed letter, it is combined with the letter ဟ, as ညွတ်&#8203;သည်, to be bent down, ညွှတ်&#8203;သည်, to bend down; လွတ်&#8203;သည်, to be free, လွှတ်&#8203;သည်, to make free.

The accidents of verbs, expressed in most languages, by inflections, or auxiliary verbs, are here expressed by particles affixed to the verb, without any inflection of the verb itself. The verbal affixes are as follows:—

Assertive Affixes.

သည်, simply assertive, as သွား&#8203;သည်, he goes; in certain combinations, written သော.