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- On the Kagmiri Verb. [No. 1, 
58. 
* 7^57 palaz, be useful. 
62. 
xffK phor, quiver. 
59. 
palat, melt, deliquesce. 
63. 
nag, disappear. 
60. 
3 *T pun, come true (of 
a 64. 
rfpr tos, be satisfied. 
curse). 
65. 
WW has, become clear, evident. 
61. 
prdr, wait. 
66 . 
wobas, increase. 
The third conjugation includes all other neuter verbs, except those 
used impersonally. 
I shall now describe each of the Past tenses separately. 
4 (a). The Verbal Past Participle. 
This Participle, from which, as will be seen, the Past Tense is 
derived, is formed by adding ^ u-matrd to the root. Thus, Tear , do; 
Past Participle Tear 11 . Its feminine singular is formed by changing 
u-matra to u-matra . Thus, kar™. The masculine plural by changing 
the u-matra to i-matra. Thus, kar' 1 , and the feminine plural by 
changing the u-matra to *7 y a (e), thus, ^7 hare. Before the matra- 
vowels, the root-vowel of the verb is liable to modifications. But (this is 
important) before the *7 y a (e) of the feminine plural, there is no 
modification. The modifications caused by matra -vowels are as follows,— 
If the root-vowel is a, before u-matra , it becomes a (o). Thus, 
kar, make, kar ™, pronounced kor, he (was) made (viii. iii. 19). 
If the root-vowel is a, before u-matra , it becomes a (ii). Thus, 
kar™, pronounced kiir, she (was) made (viii. iii. 19). 
If the root-vowel is a, before i-matra , it becomes a (a*). Thus, *fc 
kar' 1 , pronounced ka i r i , they (masc.) (were) made (viii. iii. 19). 
If the root-vowel is a, before u-matra, it becomes o. Thus, 
mar, kill, mor™, he (was) killed (viii. iii. 20). 
If the root-vowel is a, before u-matra, it becomes a (o). Thus, 
* 71*1 mar™, pronounced mor , she (was) killed (viii. iii. 19). 
If the root-vowel is a, before i-matra it becomes a (6*). Thus, 
mar % pronounced md l r l , they (masc.) (were) killed (viii. iii. 19). 
If the root-vowel is i, before u-matrd it becomes yu. Thus, liv, 
plaster, lyuv™, he (was) plastered. 
If the root-vowel is i, before u-matra it becomes i (pronounced 
yii). Thus, liv™, pronounced lyuv, she (was) plastered. 
