Shakespear, John: A grammar of the Hindustani language (London, 1826)

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A GRAMMAR OF THE

3dly. Potentials, formed by adding to be able, regu-
larly conjugated, to the mere root of another verb ; as,

c

ULj J*- to be able to walk.

c, ?

4thly. Completives, formed by adding UU to bejinished?
regularly conjugated, to the mere root of another verb;

o ? c 9

as, USU to have done drinking, to have done eating.

c

5thly. Inceptives or inchoatives, formed by adding iJl

r

come contract, fo &e applied, regularly conjugated, to
the inflected inhnitive of a verb ; as, IJ) £o 5cg5z £o

learn, UJ £o ^o reod : and sometimes LJ pre-

cedes in position ; as <JU. l£l he began to go.

6'thly. Permissives, formed by adding Lij to give, to let,
regularly conjugated, to the inBected infinitive of a verb;
as Ujj (JU. to permit to go, Uj JT to let come.

7thly. Acquisitives, formed by adding IA ^o get, to
acquire, regularly conjugated, to the inffected infinitive of
a verb; as, IA JT to be allowed to come, l)U JU to be allowed
to go.

Sthly. Desideratives, Requisitives and Proximatives,
formed by adding UjsU to desire, to require, to need, regu-
larlv conjugated, to the past participle of a verb, which
remains unchanged in the form of the masculine singular
whatever the gender and number of the governing noun
may be ; so, UU- Jo or he or she wished to die, or