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‘to rise,’ suddenness. 
‘ to take,’ reflexiveness. 
197. Potentials are formed by adding to the same form of the 
verbal noun of any verb, the verb ‘ to be able,’ which may then be 
conjugated throughout. Examples are mx. VJ^»T 1 to be able to do,’ stj 
‘ to be able to go,’ <T *P3T ^TrT-% ‘ he can go.’ 
198. Completives are formed by adding to the same form of the 
verbal noun, the verb ‘ to finish,’ which may then be conjugated 
throughout. The compound denotes the completion of the act denoted 
by the primary member of the compound. Examples are — 
’sfT ‘ he has done eating.’ 
sm ‘ when he shall have eaten.’ 
sTt <ft sit ‘ he is indeed already gone.’ 
199. FrequentativeS are formed by adding, to the oblique form 
of the first variety of the verbal noun, the verb ^*T 1 to do,’ which may 
then be used in any tense. Examples are — 
*rra 
<T° *tit wra m *, 
sira (not Jra) 3PC«r, 
‘ be good enough to come often.’ 
‘ always obey my words.’ 
1 to keep digging.’ 
‘ to go often.’ 
200. Desideratives are formed with the same form of the verbal 
noun, substituting 1 to wish,’ for straff. The compound denotes 
primarily desire to do action expressed by the principal member, and 
secondarily, the immediate futurity of the action. Examples are — 
fri vrrsTi-%, ‘ be wishes to go.’ 
Sira (not Jra) ‘ be was wishing to go.’ 
«(TSf ^T^rf-%, ‘ the clock is on the point of 
striking.’ 
Tfy ^rari-%, ‘ lie is at the point of death.’ 
The desiderative compound in the precative form with is idio- 
matically used to express obligation or duty. Examples are ■ 
V ‘ one ought to read this book.’ 
<fr-^T 3T1F ’FTft, ‘ you ought to go there.’ 
201. Inceptives are formed by using the oblique form of the fii’st 
