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tacstik, tan'dik, tandi/c When there are more than two 

 it is said thus, achiiikiajon — we are three, iafinn — we are 

 with Peter. It is tlius inflected, attcreiajon — we are eight ; 

 attereitioii — we and you are eight; attereitson, attereihcnnon, 

 altereinennou, S)C. Imperfect, attereiajonnoi. Future, 

 aitereea^ionk. 



Of verbs wanting the cremcnt. 



Some verbs wanting the temporal crement, as well as 

 initial as final, distinguish their tenses by setting after 

 them, i^cfijjetm'eu, ^e/ieii, or, ihatonk — they ai'e of this 

 sort J avail, ^avendio, 4'c. which are inflected in the follow- 

 ing manner, present affirmative, eudi^e^endioi^cn — I am the 

 master ; i.sat/iivheiidi^eu. Present negative, eiidi^evcndiot'e en 

 — I am not master. Isar/ticsendiol'e^e/i, See. 



Observe. J^en is often omitted in the affirmative, in the 

 negative never. Imperfect, ^c^endio^ehen, chieaendio^e/ten. 

 And the perfect and jjluperfect, ^evendio i^enn'en, or, e/ien. 

 The perfect and pluperfect negative, stamiendi ^evendio te 

 cciui'eii. Stuiidesd chioiendio ti\i'n)ien. Aonst /mncic/iieny 

 enendio ten. J'Jndio or endi^e»e>idio o)i?i'avaton — here I am 

 become master. Future aflirniative, endi^evendio evatou 

 isa cliitmendiu enulou, or^ e^enk — I shall become master. 

 Futiue negative, stutweudi^eue/idio t'evatu'nde, stnndesa 

 c/iinetidio t'ehulo^nde. iStanuendi huvendio t'eHatoti'de. — 

 Imperative, sasken t/ticveiidio anaton, become master. 

 The personal mood affirmative, cndi^CKcndio a^enk — I would 

 be master of it. Perfect and pluperfect, endi^eartidio, a^en- 

 nen, or, t'/idi/»cndio aiolnuu'in — 1 would have been master 

 of it. Imperfect, perfect, pluperfect, negative, stntniendi 

 jnendiu t'euatontend — I should not be, or, I would not 

 have been maBier of it. Optative present, rndisen^fnendio 

 te.ni; iaaen ^nendio te,ai — I wish I were muster. Imper- 



