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English: A fish swam in to me. |
| Subject | Postposition | Prefix Positions | Stem | |||
| 17. Adverb |
4. Mode |
1. Classifier |
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| Morphemes | Łuq'a | sh+egh | di | ghe+i | Ø | lagh |
| sh = me | gh-perfective, adverb defined | |||||
| egh = to | ||||||
| Sound Changes | gh+i | |||||
| e drops to avoid double vowels | ||||||
| English | A fish | to me |
into into a closed container (became trapped in the net) |
perfect mode |
fish swam underwater Aspect: momentaneous Mode: perfect, gh perfective |
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| Verb Theme | Identifier (subject) + Ø classifier + lagh (root) |
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| Meaning | fish or animal swims underwater; plural; fish run |
| Theme Class | Motion |
| Type | Intransitive |
| Comments: | This theme is usually used for fish but can be used for people and other animals that normally swim underwater, such as beaver, but not aquatic birds. It can be used for one or a small number. The stem ghuzh is used for large numbers of fish running. |
| Stem Set: Root = lagh, Tag = fish swim | ||||
| Mode | ||||
| Aspect | Imperfect | Perfect | Future | Optative |
| Momentanous | lah | lagh | leh | lih |
| Perambulative | leh | lagh | leh | lah |
| Distributive | lah | lagh | lah | lah |
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