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just that; and of m, simultaneous or successive, affirming or supposing 

 something in relation to the idea limited or bounded by k, then, when, at 

 the same time or place; takchi km, when he ties then. 



This suffix can be added to the other modes in all their tenses; as, in- 

 finitive, takchi kma, if to tie him, when to tie him; indicative, takchi 

 kmah, if or when he ties him; potential, takcha hinla kmah, if he can tie 

 him. 



Present tense. 



takchikmvt, definite subjective, if he, etc., tie, then he. 



takchikmah, definite objective, " 



takchihokmvt, distinctive subjective, " 



takchihokmah, distinctive objective, ' ' 



The past and future tenses are infiected with the personal pronouns as 

 in the indicative, except the fonns which end in eh. These are always final, 

 and admit of no suffix nor inflections. 



In the past tenses, tuk and tok, the k in kmvt, kmah, etc., is dropped, 

 that in the tense particle taking its place. In the remote future, he, the 

 distinctive foi-m is not he okmah, but hokmah. 



The distinctive form okm expresses a condition or supposition with 

 more emphasis, and implies a greater degree of uncertainty than km; as, 

 infinitive, takchi hokma, to tie him, if so; indicative, takchi li hokmah, I 

 tie him, if so it be; takchi la hinla hokmah, I tie him if it can be so. 



Examples: Romans XII. 30, chin tvnvp vt hohchvfo hokma; if thine 

 enemy hunger; John XVI. 7, vno vt ia li keyu hokmvno, if I go not away; 

 same verse, amba ia U hokmvto, but if I do go away; Mat. IX. 12, amba 

 abeka yok mak oh chatuk oke, but they (distinctive) who are sick; Luke 

 XVI. 30, im ona hokmvno, if one went unto them, then; Mat. XI. 15, 

 haksobish vt i hinlikmvt, if he have ears, definite; John XIX. 12, ish i hotofi 

 hokmv, if thou lettest him go, distinctive; Phillip II. 1, asha hokma, if 

 there be, a suppositive form; I. Cor. XIII. 8, nan ithana yokm^, whether 

 there be knowledge, a suspensive form. 



§ 13. OPTATIVE MODE. 



This is formed from the infinitive by suffixing kb definite and okb dis- 

 tinctive. The particle b takes the article -pronoun a in its definite and 

 contradistinctive forms, babato, babano, and o distinctive and emphatic 

 as a prefix, in distinctives and contradistinctives. 

 takchikbat, definite subjective, oh ! that he, etc., would tie 



it, then he. 

 takchikbah, definite objective, " 



takchikbato, contradistinctive subjective, " 



takchikbano, contradistinctive objective, " 



takchihokbat, distinctive subjective, oh ! that he, etc., would tie, 



takchihokbah, distinctive objective, 

 takchihokbato, contradistinctive subjective, 

 takchihokbano, contradistinctive objective, 



even he, then he. 



