278 Appendia G. 
Past tense. 
Chee’ng chikakidda, what could I have done? &c. &c. &e. 
The verb “to be able” is rendered by “ Dytea’’ in its moods and 
tenses, as “‘ Niddo eeng bydya,” I can make this ; ‘‘ Umdokadya,” you 
cannot ; ‘* K’ai dyoa,”’ he will not be able. 
Many little exceptions and variations occur to these general rules, 
which it would be impossible to become familiar with, without con- 
stant practice in their arbitrary use; but the foregoing remarks com- 
prise all that would be of practical utility. The constant elision and 
confluence of words beginning and ending with vowels must be 
remembered, and that the particle do, has no meaning whatever. This 
will render the examples above given to the different rules simple 
and illustrative. 
