A few verbs have stem changes to agree in number
with the subject (if intransitive) or direct object (if transitive).
A complete list is below.
Singular | Plural | |||||
Verbal noun | Present | Anterior converb | Verbal noun | Present | Anterior converb | |
come | d.aar | d.oagha | d.iena | d.aar | d.oagha | d.eaxkaa |
start, go | d.aalar | d.oal | d.eanna | d.oular | d.oul | d.einna |
be contained | d.aallar | d.oall | d.eallaa | d.aaxkar | d.oaxk | d.eaxkaa |
drive | laallar | loall | leallaa | laaxkar | loaxk | leaxkaa |
take | d.aaqqar | d.oaqq | d.eaqqaa | d.aaxar | d.oax | d.eaxaa |
run | d.adar | d.od | d.ädda | d.oudar | d.oud | d.eidda |
insert | d.ollar | d.oll | d.ielaa | d.oxkar | d.oxk | d.exkaa |
lay | d.yllar | d.ull | d.illaa | d.axkar | d.oxk | d.äxkaa |
lie down | d.yzhar | d.udzh | d.yzhaa/d.izhaa | d.uushar | d.uush | d.iishaa |
run out | hwiedar | hwed | hwiidaa | hwelxar | hwelx | hwiilxaa |
burst | eqqar | eqq | iiqqaa | hwelxar | hwelx | hwiilxaa |
die | d.alar | le | d.änna | d.our | d.ou | d.eina |
hang up | ollar | oll | ellaa | oxkar | oxk | exkaa |
stand up | ottar | ott | ettaa | outtar | outt | eittaa |
cast | qossar | qoss | qessaa | qousar | qous | qeisaa |
throw | tossar | toss | tessaa | taxkar | toxk | täxkaa |
put, lay | tyllar | tull | tillaa | taxkar | toxk | täxkaa |
lie (animate) | allar | illaa | ull | d.aadar | d.aada | d.eadaa |
lie (inanimate) | allar | ull | illaa | axkar | uxk | ixkaa |
sit down | xaar | xou | xeina | xouzhar/xoushar | xoudzh/xoush | xeizhaa/xeishaa |