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junctive,— a use that belongs to all narrative discourse, as in the 

 language of myth, legend, tradition. 



This finite use is parallel to that found in the Latin construction 

 of accusative with infinitive. 



The conjunctive has a future tense, which is indicated by the 

 prefix wl-. The temporal prefix also occurs with the third person of 

 animate and inanimate independent forms. [See my note to § 28. — 

 T.M.] 



As in the independent series, so here, the future can be used to 

 express vague anticipation and desire. 



wI'My^Vf dost thou expect to go? 

 wihdtc^ he wants to go 



3. Dependent (Jharacter of the Pronominal Forms of the Negative 

 Independent Verh. — It is convenient at this point to make mention of 

 the negative forms of the independent intransitive verb. The negative 

 adverb is dgw^ no, not. Its position is before the verb, and its use 

 involves a modification of the conjunctive. In the first place, the 

 temporal vowel a- drops out, and so there is no sign to indicate 

 indefinite tense. In the second place, all the pronominal elements 

 take on a terminal -ni, all the terminal vowels of the conjunctive 

 being e. 



The following examples show some of the forms with stem : 



a'gwi pya'yani^n^ I do not come; I did not come 



a'gwi pyd'i/Ani^n^ thou dost not come ; thou didst not come 



a'gwi pyd'tcin'^ he does not come ; he did not come 



a'gwi pydmi' ga'^lii'^n^ it does not come; it did not come 



a'gwi pyd'ydgi'ni they and I do not come ; they and I did not come 



For the future, the negative independent verb has the prefix nnl-. 



The negative of the conjunctive verb is indicated by jiwd'wi. Its 

 use brings about no change in the form of the verb. It stands 

 between the tense particles a- and wl- and the verbal stems. 



d'''pwQ.wipydyd^n^ when I did not come 

 wiY>w&wi2)yd^tc^ while he has no desire to come 



4. The Subjunctive. — The subjunctive has a variety of uses. In one 

 it is used to express an unfulfilled wish. 



nd'sdt^ may he get well 



po^nepyd^f would that he ceased from drunkenness 



In another it is employed to express a wish, as of a prayer. In 



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