G. A. Grierson —On the Kagmiri Verb. 
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The verb chav, use, has for its second singular Bened. either 
chdvyakh or WT**J*3 chdyyakh. The latter form is peculiar to the 
second person singular (27). 
The verb ®nr bov, be, become, changes its final ^ v to y through¬ 
out. Thus, boyyan (not «n?jiT bovyan), may it be; *7 m ° 
boyyan , may it not be, God forbid ! (26). 
Pronominal suffixes are added in the usual way. Thus, 
lagyan-ay, may he live for thee ! posyan-ay , may he be victorious 
for thee! 
This tense only occurs in the above verbs (26). 
D. Conditional Mood. 
1. Present Future Tense. 
This is the same as Future Indicative. An example of its use is 
^ JTW <|W«T bo-y gatsh a , suh wucha-n. If I go, I shall see him. 
^ n 
«7*7 boy is contracted from boh, I, and ^5? ay, if. The object is 
mentioned twice. First fully in ^ suh, and again as a pronominal 
suffix («T n). 
2. The Past Conditional Tense. 
This tense is used if things are spoken of that might have, but 
have not, happened. Thus, ^ ^*7 i27f*7% ^rf5T% rud ay peyihe, 
soch sapazilie, if there had been rain, there would have been plenty. 
It is conjugated as follows (viii. ii. 32). 
Singular. 
1 karahd, (if) I had made. 
2 karahakh, 
3 karihe, 
Plural. 
karahdv. 
x • 
kar^hlv. 
s x • 
karahdn. 
X • 
Notes. a ) When the last syllable contains the vowel a, that 
vowel is always modified. This is not mentioned by ^vara-kaula, but 
is a fact. 
(2) The short i in the second person plural is i-mdtrd , and modifies 
the preceding root vowel when possible. 
Verbs ending in vowels are declined as follows, inserting ^ m in 
the first person, as in the Future Indicative. 
