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variety of the verbal noun with the verb WJH ‘ to begin ; ’ and denotes 
the action of the verbal noun as beginning . Examples are — 
MTUIH, ‘ he began to say.’ 
‘ the tiger began to eat.’ 
202. Permissives are formed by combining the same form of the 
verbal noun with the verb 1 to give,’ and express permission to do 
the act denoted by the verbal noun. Examples are — 
sn§ ' let me go,’ 
<*Tt *31 h 1 he allowed him to eat.’ 
203. Acquisitive S are the exact converse of the preceding ; and 
are formed in the same way, substituting tn»r ‘ to get,’ for ‘ to give.’ 
Examples are — 
«T »JI*| «rf; tnv, ‘ thou wilt not obtain permission to go there.’ 
hd «li; ‘ I was not allowed to sit.’ 
Sometimes Permissives and Acqusitives are formed with the second 
variety of the verbal noun sf : thus ^«r 1 to allow to do ; ’ 
WST ‘ he allowed him to go ; ’ ^t-^r asr qre ‘ we shall 
be allowed to place it.’ 
Class II — COMPOUNDS FORMED WITH THE PARTICIPLES. 
204. Continuatives are formed by combining the present parti- 
ciples of any verb with the verbs ojm ‘ to go,’ or ‘ to remain.’ The 
compound with 5TFT implies steady progression, and that with the 
continuance of a complete action. Examples — 
‘ he is going on writing.’ 
‘ he went on walking.’ 
1 those girls were going on reading.’ 
‘ the water keeps flowing away.’ 
1 the stream of the river keeps flow- 
ing on.’ 
205. Staticals denote motion in a state of doing anything. They 
are formed by combining a verb of motion with a present participle. 
Examples are, — 
VfV?t ^iri %, ‘ he comes weeping.’ 
Wf Jinr ‘ a woman was coining singing.’ 
